An amazing adventure. Loved all the set pieces, and how they served the plot.
Undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah finds a new life upon joining a group of surfers who are criminals on the run. It perfectly balances the glory of living the dream life and the seriousness of working even during your time off.
Ultimately, robbing a bank wearing ex-president suits and masks, and riding a beach while shirtless, are pursued for the same reason— thrill. Johnny gets to do both, and along the journey, somewhere deep down, he might have started questioning if he took the right path in life; what makes him the happiest.
There’s also a woman and a romantic subplot with her, but most of the time is spent with the two guys, who might be foes on paper, but are friends on the ground and in the sky.
Los Angeles—as a city of a thousand point breaks, yet no discernible breaking point. We’re all after the thrill.