27/13
The story of three young girls trying to pull themselves together as they become trapped in a sea cave filled with crashing waves, hundreds of sea lions and monstrous elephant seals… Featured at the 9th Annual San Diego Film Awards (2023). I was surprised how good this movie was. My entire family, including my wife, two 8-year-old girls, and a 6-year-old son, were totally hooked on this movie. At first we noted that the cinematography and sound work looked really creative. The nature scenes also looked straight out of National Geographic. There were times when we laughed and times when we cried. I thought all three young actresses did a phenomenal job. I was legitimately shocked at the end when I realized it was a family production. I think it was much better than some (mostly) professional productions I’ve seen lately. A touching family story with a bit of style. Don’t really understand some of these negative reviews – they read like they were written by very unhappy, negative people. The movie dragged on a bit, but my kids were into it the whole time, which is saying something. Overall we liked it.