Film

Movie theaters, reviews and showtimes in New York, plus articles, trailers and more
 

Surf's Up (2007)

Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck

Critics' rating

Average user rating
4 reviews

Synopsis

Animated tale about surfer penguin Cody Maverisk, who travels from Shiverpool, Antarctica to Pen Gu island to compete in his first professional competition.

Movie review

From Time Out New York

Trapped between kiddie gags and a more grown-up sense of the absurd, this animated mockumentary takes potshots at the commercialization of surf culture while encouraging small fry to follow their dreams. Misfit Cody Maverick (LeBeouf), a starry-eyed penguin from remote Shiverpool, Antarctica, wants to be just like legendary wave rider Big Z (Bridges). But when Cody gets his chance to board with the big boys, he finds a scene that’s all hype, endorsements, trophies and rotten sportsmanship. Deeply uncool! At least the too-cute penguins don’t dance.

Author: Maitland McDonagh

Time Out New York Issue 610: June 7–13, 2007

  • Print this page
  • Send to a friend

User reviews of this film

  • chris said...
    Posted on Apr 18 2008 15:40 This film is brilliant. I can't believe I'm rating a CGI film about penguins as one of my top 5 films of all time...but I am. Some people just don't get it do they!
    Report as inappropriate
  • CHANNICHANGA said...
    Posted on Aug 14 2007 04:58 I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
    Report as inappropriate
  • MCTIFFIES said...
    Posted on Aug 14 2007 04:56 CRAP
    Report as inappropriate
  • CHARLIE said...
    Posted on Aug 14 2007 04:54 OUT OF THIS WORLD
    Report as inappropriate
4 comments

What do you think?
Post your review now

clear rating
Min 1 star. Zero stars will be treated as unrated.

*mandatory fields


Surf's Up

Watch Trailer

Cast & crew

Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck

Producer: Christopher Jenkins

Genre(s): Children's, Comedy

Rated: PG

Duration: 85 mins


Features

Bridesmaid revisited

Bridesmaid revisited

Anne Hathaway crashes more than a wedding in Rachel Getting Married.

Old-school house

Old-school house

Even in the age of the multiplex, a few old movie theaters continue to thrive in NYC.

Keeping the faith

Hope abounds in Spike Lee’s latest—as it does in the director himself.

Going the distance

TONY toughs out the Toronto International Film Festival, blow by blow.

Race you to the top

Tyler Perry doesn’t need critics—and may not need new audiences.

Spanish intuition

Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall flirt away an Iberian summer in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

To air is human

Man on Wire, a new doc about a surreal Manhattan morning, aims high.