Drift

Drift (2013)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 81% want to see it
    (315 ratings)

Australia, 1970s. The Kelly brothers, Andy (28) and Jimmy (22), have one great passion: riding big waves. As kids, their mother escaped from Sydney to Margaret River, a sleepy coastal town with some of the world's most challenging and dangerous waves. For the next 12 years, the boys perfected… More

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Directed By
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Written By
Morgan O'Neill
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Aug 2, 2013 Limited
Lionsgate Films

Critic Reviews

  • Cameron Williams, The Popcorn Junkie

    Superb on the water but a little wobbly on dry land

  • Jim Schembri, 3AW

    This lazy, over-long, poorly directed surf drama is the latest exhibit to suggest that 2013 is turning out to be a dud year for Australian film...it raises the age-old issue of whether local screenplays are properly developed before going into production.

  • Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

    The film could very easily have devolved into a cornball family drama/sports soap opera, but it remains both steadfastly likable and quietly compelling throughout.

  • Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia)

    Predicting which Aussie films will swamp the box office is near impossible, but in terms of quality, this honest, heartfelt flick well and truly keeps its head above water.

  • Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

    If screen surf perving is your thing, you will revel in Drift. It's a sort of amalgam story of how surf gear culture and business began in the 70s in Australia, dotted with the struggles of two brothers

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