"One of Nicolas Cage's best performances ever."
The forecast for Teahupo’o, as you now know, is little and, thus, a cavalcade of new surf enthusiasts marching into lineups around the world after being inspired by brazen performances at the “End of the Road,” likely, not to happen. A relief, certainly, though as a surf fan, I was looking forward to watching Joao Chianca, John John Florence, Vahine Fierro and Tatiana Weston-Webb putting on a show. Looking forward to Filipe Toledo trembling in the wrong spot, “missing” waves.
But, again, a sacrifice very much worth accidental inspiration. The Covid-19 surf participation pandemic was enough for a lifetime.
And more thrill, today, for those who wish for those who don’t surf to not start. The much-lauded Nicolas Cage vehicle “The Surfer” has just sold to Lionsgate Entertainment (American Psycho, John Wick franchise etc.) and Roadside Attractions (Dear White People, The Alpinist etc.) for an undisclosed sum. Premiering at Cannes, critics praised the “stunning visual experience with an incredible palette.” Cage’s acting is also being celebrated as “one of his best performances ever.”
The story, you also now know, follows a man who returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood in Australia to surf with his son. But, according to the official logline, “he is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict that rises with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him right to his breaking point.”
Though it reads like the Erik Logan story, it is not.
Compare.
Nicolas Cage in “The Surfer.”
Erik Logan in “The ‘Surfer.'”
See?
Entirely different in both tone and style.
While you are here, though, can you tell me why Logan is spruiking wires so hard? Did he just buy stock in big wire?
Currently more questions than anwers.