So why not a kids movie about wait for it surfing penguins. Genius! Despite a high concept born of demographic analyses and marketing reports, this shamelessly commercial vehicle is a fairly amusing bit of lightweight family-friendly entertainment.
Young Cody dreams of being an awesome surfer, just like his (supposedly) deceased idol, Big Z. So when a surf scout scours Antarctica for new talent, Cody leaps (marches? dances?
) at the chance. He travels to Pen Gu Island and enters the Big Z Memorial Surf Off but wipes out during an early round. He s rescued by lovely lifeguard Lani (Zooey Deschanel), who introduces him to her uncle, a washed-up surfer (Jeff Bridges).
Predictably, the old dude is actually Big Z, and more predictably, he trains Cody in surfing and offers wise lessons about winning. Anyone who s seen any underdog sports movie underpenguin, in this case knows where this is headed. Bridges brings more than a little of So why not a kids movie about wait for it surfing penguins.
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