(rated PG-13, 103 mins.) Based on a Susan Orlean article “The Surf Girls of Maui” and riding the wave-hype off last year’s “Fast and Furious”, Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), plays a headstrong teen who moves to Hawaii in hopes of making it on her own and winning a surfing competition. Michelle (“Girl Fight”). Rodriguez is her best surfing pal. Miscast and underused in this role, Rodriguez should well have been the lead to fight off stereotype of the Gidget blonde beach-babe type. While Anne Marie has a NFL hug honey boyfriend (Matthew Davis) and a killer bikini body, with a closet that looks like something out of Pacific Swimwear, it’s not enough to sustain a full 103 minutes. Unless of course, you’re in the mood for pure eye candy on a surfboard then Hang 10. Turns out, the filmmakers are real world-class surfers with some great wave-riding sequences. But, if it’s story you’re after, you’ll surely be caught in the undertoe.
