Review of Surf's Up (2007) by Dallin V — 30 Aug 2012
A clever script and exceptional voice cast make this surfer dude movie a fun time. Shia LaBeouf plays Cody, a little penguin from Shiverpool, Antarctica, with big dreams. Jeff Bridges is the mentor/wizard who reluctantly takes Cody under his flightless wing to teach him the zen of surfing.
Told in a documentary style, a framing device that could have been clunky, the movie works because of snappy dialogue and terrific editing. Yes, an animated movie can have terrific editing, in this case zipping back-and-forth among a series of funny and/or adorable interviewees while showing us Cody at the big tournament.
Another one of those animated family movies that's actually good on its own merit, this film survives the penguin-craze phase from which it came. Highly entertaining.
This review of Surf's Up (2007) was written by Dallin V on 30 Aug 2012.
Surf's Up has generally received positive reviews.
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