Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend Johnny Tsunami -- and to catch a few famous Kauai waves. When Johnny arrives, he meets his new family including "Uncle Chris" (the 12-year-old son of his new step-grandmother) who resents the upcoming marriage. Chris's only interest is to join a mountain boarding crew led by a teenage bully. When Johnny's grandfather and his new wife open a surf shop that also caters to mountain boarders, they are soon embroiled in a turf war with a rival shop owner who wants to shut their business down.
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board was released in 2007 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 37 reviews, giving Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board than critics were.
With a score of 61%, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2007, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2007 with similar scores include films like Planet Terror, No Reservations and Paranormal Activity.
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