New York Daily NewsThe sinking feeling starts as soon as Chasing Mavericks opens, with Gerard Butler's solemn narration: "We all come from the ...
The New York Times The surfers and the surfing, along with the natural beauty of the California coastline, help balance the movie's weak areas,...
Los Angeles TimesChasing Mavericks falls into the Machine Gun category of disappointments - at best it's a wash.
San Francisco ChronicleChasing Mavericks moves as fast as a runner in waist-high water and wears out its welcome.
USA TodayWith the massive power and mesmerizing curl of the giant waves, Chasing Mavericks is at its best offshore.
Washington PostThe tsunami of schmaltzy melodrama ... threatens to swamp the proceedings, which at heart are actually kind of thrilling and...
New York PostNeither Curtis Hanson nor the fellow veteran director who replaced him when Hanson took ill, Michael Apted, can do much with...
New York MagazineIt's a perfect fortune cookie of a movie, full of bland life lessons for everybody; would that there were some drama or styl...
ReelViewsChasing Mavericks feels like two completely different movies that have been mashed together.
Chicago Sun-TimesI'll begin by putting my cards on the table. Although I can understand why surfing has its charms, there's a moment in "Chas...
Entertainment WeeklyIt's almost worth seeing this surf melodrama just for the gorgeous cinematography of impossibly huge waves crashing against ...
Hollywood ReporterAwe-inspiring footage and solid performances help this otherwise flatly formulaic biopic catch an emotional wave.
JobloWhile I can’t say I hated CHASING MAVERICKS, it still feels like a pretty minor entry into Hanson’s impressive filmography. ...
Film FractureChasing Mavericks is a by the numbers surfing movie in every sense - a middling crowd pleaser that doesn't elevate its sourc...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: Brandon Hooper
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Leven Rambin
Release: October 26, 2012
Writer: Brandon Hooper
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Leven Rambin
Release: October 26, 2012
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