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Somewhere Anywhere Everywhere - Not Just Another
Surf MovieDirector: Brian Robbins Rating: M 174 Mins Globe "Not just another surf movie?" Well, Globe Company, that's a big call. There's some accuracy to the claim, however, as 'Somewhere Anywhere Everywhere' is actually a documentary. Whilst disputing claims, I'll also note that the length of the actual 'movie' is about 45 minutes, with special features making up the other 130 odd minutes. 'Somewhere Anywhere Everywhere' is purpose-shot footage of seven world-class surfers surfing breaks all around the world. We are introduced to the "SAE team" in a seventies cop-style drama segment which sets the scene for the rest of the film: it's all a bit of fun. Each surfer has their own surf exhibition paced in synchronisation with whichever song they are also assigned. The editing is sharp, so much so that 'Somewhere Anywhere Everywhere' could arguably be called a surf-based collection of music videos. The soundtrack is appropriately fun and up-tempo - Oasis, The Streets, Sparta and Mars Volta all feature, to name a few. For once The Shins don't really fit, entirely due to the crazed screams of The Darkness preceding them. Nevertheless, every flaw, piece of bad acting or irrelevance can be completely overlooked by the audience, simply because SAE is about extremely talented surfers doing what they do best - and fulfilling the laid-back surfer stereotype in the process. Good and clean natured 'Jackass'-styled antics - be that as oxymoronic as it may - allow some insight into the personality of the surfers. Pancho Sullivan falls victim to a nasty head shaving 'accident', Mark Philippoussis makes a cameo appearance for a humorous mock table tennis championship, and Nathan Webster's school-boy vulgarity makes for a very entertaining display. In all of this, some spectacular surfing can quite easily be taken for granted. The main feature is a constant display of brilliant moves edited in small snippets, whist the special features aren't quite as special. Unsurprisingly the main feature is the glory, with the left-out bits, making-of and crew commentary filling up the special features menu. The standout is the 36 minute "surf video clip" film 'All The Way Live', which is exactly the same format as the feature, albeit of slightly less quality. The inclusion of such a similar movie in the special features is in keeping with the style of the film. Not just another surf movie? Perhaps Globe wants to start a trend.  |
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