Rotten
A succession of would-be rousing cliches.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Soul Surfer
When you come back from a loss, beat the odds, and never say never, you find a champion.
2011 · 1h 52m
Drama, Family
Directed by
Sean McNamara
Overview
The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Director and cast
- Sean McNamara Director
- AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton
- Dennis Quaid as Tom Hamilton
- Helen Hunt as Cheri Hamilton
- Lorraine Nicholsan as Alana Blanchard
- Carrie Underwood as Sarah Hill
- Kevin Sorbo as Holt Blanchard
- Jeremy Sumter as Byron
- Ross Thomas as Noah Hamilton
- Sonya Balmores Chung as Malina Birch
- Chris Brochu as Timmy Hamilton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Soul Surfer seems simply too sugar-coated to be true.
Christine Champ, Film.com
Rotten
You wonder why this movie isn't a documentary, rather than a synthetic feature film with the heroine's arm digitally removed.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
Hamilton is played, blandly, by Anna Sophia Robb, and her devoted parents, less bland, are played by Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt. The surfing footage, much of it shot off the coast of Kauai, is not bland at all.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
It's Bethany and Alana's friendship - its sturdiness and vulnerability, its laughs and sincere apologies - that rules the day.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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