Blue Crush

Blue Crush, directed by John Stockwell, and released in 2002 is a typical Hawaii surf movie.  The main character Anne Marie is a self-proclaimed local girl, who is caucasion but has found her way amongst the locals and is respected by them.  She lives with her best friend and is in charge of caring for her little sister.  Her love for surfing is strong, and this relationship with the ocean is the bridge that connects her with the locals in the area who also envelope the surfing lifestyle. 
The turbulence comes, of course, when the locals step in because of their disapproval of her pursuing a relationship with a "haole boy".  Considered a rising star of surfing, she got into a tragic accident that left her fearful, but her dreams of surfing the Pipeline Masters on the North Shore never left her heart and mind.  Her relationship and turbulence between her local friends, along with problems with her younger sister, start to derail her from her focus of training temporarily.  However, the hero of the story emerges as her boyfriend Matt, a successful football player, helps her get her mind and heart back on track to accomplish her goal.  Though in the end, her dream does not exactly transpire as she would have hoped, she was satisfied with the outcome and the audience is left with a decent happily ever after.  It was typical that the locals caused a bit of trouble for her and her relationship with the "haole boy" as they expressed their unhappiness with the relationship.  It was also typical that the movie gave Matt some redemption from that as his words became her saving grace.  I would have loved to see a local girl play the lead in this movie instead of a caucasion girl merely accepted by the locals.  All in all I thought it was a decent, but predictable movie with just enough action to keep the audience interested throughout the film.