The Surfer

'The Surfer' has really just one thing to say about it: if ever a movie was made for Nicolas Cage! I got great entertainment from this one, the main man himself is terrific all the way through but, in fairness, is joined by a very ably performing supporting cast.

I can sometimes get more annoyed than anything else when films use yobs as antagonists, but this flick shows the way to utilise those sorta characters because here they are the (relatively) believable but also clearly just there to mess with the protagonist; their actors do good.

Cage is obviously the star, but I did enjoy watching Nic Cassim (the best away from the lead) and Julian McMahon. As expected given its a psychological thriller, the plot does indeed go heavy in both of those things. It does meander a bit much in the middle, but it's ultimately worth it.

The score is excellent, that and most other elements to this make it clear that a lot of thought and attention to detail has gone into making this. It's a nice looking film, for sure. That means little if the story isn't engaging though, which thankfully it most definitely is here.

It's an interesting film that rides the line of parody and absurdity well. From the theme music to the odd camera cuts, it works well in this psychological thriller that exists to comment on the rise of high value man culture and false prophets. Not for everyone, but I enjoyed it.

Something unique and different. The soundtrack suited the film perfectly. Nicholas Cage was great as the main character.
Can see this being a future cult classic.

What can go wrong with, will go wrong.
Do yourself a favor and watch this movie.

What a crazy way of showing off our Australian Youth 😢

Nicolas Cage shines in movies like these. Incredibly weird, anxiety inducing and, just in general, a mindf*ck.

The trailer did give away too much of the story in my opinion, which is a shame. I do try to avoid watching trailers, but as I saw this one as one of the pre-movie trailers, so it was hard to ignore.

This is one of Nic Cage's better portrayals in a movie, and I actually find his acting shockingly good in this. I wanted to like this movie more, and I think a lot of people can enjoy this more than I did as this movie is more of an artistic piece and outside of the realm of reality. I saw the vision behind it but at times it just felt like shit is happening to happen.

[spoiler] I felt like there was going to be a major twist at the end, based on the way the story was heading but in the end there was no twist, it was just continuous and that left for a disappointing feeling.[/spoiler] To be clear, this movie is not bad in any way, I just feel it's going to be an incredibly subjective movie that a lot of audiences won't like, but even more will.

**No live here, no surf here.** Terrible. Awful dialogue meets an obscure dumb story. No meaningful characters or progression. Strange pacing with no tension or stakes. Overall, frustratingly boring. _Don't watch, avoid._

PS - As an Aussie who surfs, seeing wetsuits in the summer sun was jarring. Glad the c word was present though, made me feel right at home.

Have the Australians released Nicolas Cage yet?

What a shitty story. That’s enough plot for a short story, but not a movie. frustratingly long and void of any real thrills. Characters are blend and one dimensional.