Warner Bros.Directed by Rob Bowman
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Shane McDermott is the fish-out-of-water as a California surfer teen sent off to cold, snowy Cincinnati to live with his cousin Seth Green. Cincinnati teens are really into rollerblading, and he just happens to be an expert. Occasionally interesting photography, particularly point-of-view shots from the end of a surf board and rollerblading, can't make up for the reliance on teen stereotypes: jocks versus preps, a teen romance, bullying, the square parents, etc. The "big race" at the end completely loses any credibility when they race on roads with traffic. A good Stewart Copeland soundtrack is wasted.
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Shane McDermott is the fish-out-of-water as a California surfer teen sent off to cold, snowy Cincinnati to live with his cousin Seth Green. Cincinnati teens are really into rollerblading, and he just happens to be an expert. Occasionally interesting photography, particularly point-of-view shots from the end of a surf board and rollerblading, can't make up for the reliance on teen stereotypes: jocks versus preps, a teen romance, bullying, the square parents, etc. The "big race" at the end completely loses any credibility when they race on roads with traffic. A good Stewart Copeland soundtrack is wasted.
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