Morning Light (2007)
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33% of critics liked it
(33 reviews) -
58% of users liked it
(344 ratings)
A group of 15 young sailors prepares to compete in the most revered open-ocean sailing competition in the country, and the director and editor of the 2006 surfing documentary Riding Giants keep their focus on the water in order to capture the adventure of a lifetime. Racing in the Transpac is no… More A group of 15 young sailors prepares to compete in the most revered open-ocean sailing competition in the country, and the director and editor of the 2006 surfing documentary Riding Giants keep their focus on the water in order to capture the adventure of a lifetime. Racing in the Transpac is no easy feat; after enduring six months of grueling training, the daring young crew of the Morning Light will engage in a 2,300-mile endurance against the most experienced sailors in the country. In the process of becoming a world-class team, however, this group will form a bond incapable of being broken by even the most massive of ocean waves. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Monroe, Paul Crowder
- Written By
- Mark Monroe
- Genres
- Documentary, Sports & Fitness
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 17, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 16, 2009
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Morning Light is a sunny, saltwater-splashed tale of inspiration.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
The documentary is enjoyable, though it could have been edited more tightly.
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Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
For those who love sailing, Morning Light will confirm their passion and please them right down to their Top-Sider encased toes. For the rest of us, this sailors' tale just smacks of naval gazing.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
If you don't speak the jargon of sailing and racing, most of the conversations between teammates mean very little. Impenetrable editing reduces the action to a meaningless blur.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
The aristo-brats are required to jump into a swimming pool and tread water for five minutes with their shoes on. Horrible! Still, one of them nearly drowns, proving that he shouldn't be allowed near a body of water larger than a bottle of Poland Spring.
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