By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Martyn Robertson
Country: united_kingdom
Year: 2021
Running time: 84
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14844940/reference
Diane says: “RIDE THE WAVE (Martyn Robertson directs his debut doc) had something for both me and my sweetheart!: Scotland and surfing. WAVE hits highlights and lowlights of three years with Ben Larg, a young Scottish surfer who competes on the international scene in the under-18s and is working up to the challenge of riding big waves. Taken out of his rural school because he’s bullied (especially every time he comes back from a competition in, say, Japan), Ben is encouraged by his parents to follow his dream.
“Good score ups the tension. Nice water shots. Some aspects don’t come across as strongly as they might have, as Robertson weaves multiple elements: life in the Hebrides, parenting, leaving boyhood, and the excitement of surfing. 4 cats