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unpretentious gem of a film
Jack Johnson is virtually unknown outside the surfing fraternity but it shouldn't really be that way, not if you take both this fabulous surfing film into account. A jack of three trades, Johnson started out as a pro surfer who, following a nasty surfing accident, decided to pursue the technically challenging art of shooting other surfers instead; while knocking up a fabulously laid-back record on the side. Shot on 16mm film-stock, the colour palette tweaked here and there, this is one of the most evocative surfing documentaries to have emerged in years. Aside from some of the most glowing images this writer's ever seen - including amazing takes of his pro surfing buddies riding some of the ocean's most glorious 'tubes' - what makes this warm, gently-paced film such a treat is the accompanying, equally laid-back soundtrack, as provided by various Johnson acquaintances. The film's final languid moments unravel to one of Johnson's own sublime compositions, 'F-Stop Blues'; it's an emotionally satisfying end to this unpretentious gem of a film. Derek Adams
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- derekadams
- Apr 8, 2004
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