christinabossen The storyline makes no sense. There are Way to many different storylines, and the characters relationsships are not at all explored properly, so the chemistry is non-existing. It is by far the worst film I have ever seen. The progress of the film made me angry.

KJ Lao I love how they captured the scenes. It was breathtaking and so beautiful. I love the water especially. Very cool.The rest though. Eh. Nothing extraordinary. The story is typical but nothing against it. It just felt rushed somehow. The character development felt lacking. The mother had the most promise actually but it sorta failed with the jump. The lead character was cringy like whatever she did she's the "victim" etc, and everybody is just like I forgive you *hugs*. Some moments were a bit off, especially during the rescuing scene... felt like it was put there just to show the lead character being the "saviour" of the day. Would've added more impact if the aunt saved herself and Cora helps her back to shore.From designer perspective: Unrealistic how an untrained, never even practiced or nor made an outfit in her life (based on the fact that she modelled all her life) actually made 4 swimsuits that perfectly fit the body.

aric-76670 Long review. Characters- 2/10 RUSHED & little character development Plot- 1/ 10 Let me get this straight, I didn't think this would be a good movie in the first place. I actually LIKE cheesy cliché movies, even when they're kind of bad. But this movie... this cheesy cliché movie tried to be all meaningful and it just doesn't work here. The jokes also fell flat. I only laughed ONCE.Summed up, Cora (Debby Ryan) falls down the stairs & has her photo taken by the paparazzi. She's so embarrassed that she moves in with her aunt in Australia. This is where she meets Chika and the love interest... I don't even remember his name and I just watched it lol. Every moment Cora has with her family or new friends is in a montage so you don't really feel the connections or chemistry that well. There were like, SEVEN, LONG MONTAGES. It got to the point when the characters hung out I'd be like "I swear to god if this turns into a montage... oh, another mONTAGE. WHO KNEW"The whole movie dragged & a lot of the character bonding happened in montages so when conflict happened, I didn't really care. Plus, all the conflict was solved almost instantly. And, Cora was a B**ch. She was a hypocrite and she was mean to EVERYONE who helped her. She was mean to her aunt for no real reason! Her aunt was all "do what makes u happy" and Cora's all "u don't even swim bc ur husband died" like wtf LMAO (I think that was just because lazy writing. They needed more conflict so they had to make Cora start some.)Also, she was instantly forgiven every time she apologized. She wasn't held accountable for what she did. Cora is supposed to be a strong individual trying to find herself but she's not. I honestly would hate to be friends with her LOL. She's everything I try NOT to be. The plot was soooo messy. Besides the slow pacing and meaningless montages, there were TWO climaxes, one right after the other. It just felt rushed and weird. NOT TO MENTON, that the middle climax was waaaayyyyy to close to the last two climaxes.I also didn't care for the aunt mourning over her dead husband subplot lol. Near the end, the mom had a redemption arc and she needed one but it was SO rushed. There wasn't enough character development for the mom to suddenly be a caring mother! I'd like to think that kids would enjoy this film, but I'd be lying. I don't think a child could sit through this. It was slow, boring, and predictable. Rip Tide sucked.

rayrenz_09 The movie has a nice cinematography, the views are great and worked well with the theme of the story. What's great about it is how it shows another perspective of life. It's about a journey from a life that's boring into something that will make you happy. I enjoyed the transition of the story. There isn't so much going on but it keeps you wanting to see how the story ends and how the conflicts of each character is resolved. It does have an inspiring theme when you reflect upon Cora's move in the story. Overall, I like the story, not because of the fashion or surfing or the sceneries, but it seems real in life and it leaves a good impression to the viewers.