This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness--and the cost that comes with it.... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness--and the cost that comes with it.
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| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe expertly shaped narrative zigs and zags like the most dexterous board rider between Southern California and Hawaii, with detours to Bermuda, Tahiti and briefly to Europe for one particularly amusing daredevil adventure. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertA fan letter to a bro who, despite moments of ego and arrogance, followed his passion as far as it could take him. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfKennedy doesn't cut deep enough, leaving some critical questions unanswered, but the basics in information and reverence are provided. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikThe line between dedication and addiction is a thin one, and ... that line is even thinner for the surfer who's the subject of this involving documentary. |
| New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe documentary stirs up most of its sporadic excitement in the surfing footage, of which there is plenty. The imagery, especially the aerial shots, gives a sense of Mr. Hamilton’s precision and how close he comes to wiping out. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranHamilton's story is so filled with dramatic incident and personal and psychological complexity, not to mention spectacular visuals of waves upward of 100 feet tall, that it compels attention whether surfing means anything to you or not. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennySo, no, this is not a frivolous film. There are a few surfing sequences that provide a rush of “whoa!” adrenaline, and some breathtaking Hawaiian landscapes on display. But the movie is a character study more than anything else. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyEven at two full hours, “Take Every Wave” must do a lot of condensing. Still, as ample and awesome as Hamilton’s exterior doings are, one gets something of a classic “authorized portrait” vibe here in that he’s not about to let us get too far into his head. |
| Playback:stlSarah BoslaughThe real draw in Take Every Wave is the many shots of Hamilton and others surfing big waves. |
| Original CinLiam LaceyThis is Kennedy's profile in courage, a film about the connection between the great man and the "incorrigible egomaniac." For all the awesome surfing footage, Take Every Wave is a serious film about the death-or-glory attitude of an extreme athlete. |
