[.ca] Side Out

THIS MOVIE IS WHY NO ONE KNOWS WHERE C THOMAS HOWELL IS:
Upon viewing this movie I now know that actually being able to write a script, let alone being able to write at all, has absolutly nothing to do in wheteher or not a movie gets made. Sure it has everything anyone looks for in a movie, sand, poor acting, more sand, C. Thomas Howell, sand, that guy from 'thirtysomething',sand,and an obvious repeated Mossimo product placement. What is wrong with the Academy in not noticing this as one of the best films ever? You nay sayers can have your 'Schindler's List' but for me, true drama and struggle displayed through one man's journey to play volleyball is more life affirming than anything.

One of a Kind:
Although it is true that this movie is not blessed with great acting. However the plot is enjoyable although completely unbelievable. But then again isn't that why we watch movies in the first place. It is a shame that Beach Volleyball never reached the level of what was expected. All in all this movie was entertaining.

Laughable, yet, enticing:
OK, for so many different reasons I could easily pan this. The volleyball action by a certain duo, namely horton / howell, really stinks! The acting is out and out crap, Stoklos and Smiths final film for a reason. HOWEVER, I love this movie, if for no other reason that you get to see some of the classic players; Timmons, Stoklos, Smith, Mootheart, and of course OB. It is a fun romp through a sillier time, when anyone without a sponsorship deal could dream. Just don't expect too much.

Full of Spalding tatoos and downright great music:
Side Out is a perfect example of how acting alone doesn't make a movie good. Side Out shows that a movie can survive through decades alone; by having good plot and intensifying action, that is accompanied by awseome music that seems to fit the occuring event or mood just so perfectly. So what if the acting isn't up to par, it's the action that makes us hold our breath and squinch our eyes, not the acting, and if I'm wrong, then how is Arnold Shwartzenager still in the business?

An Absolutely Brilliant Piece of Filmmaking:
Side Out is just an incredible film. From the moment Monroe Clark steps off the plane from Milwaukee and onto the hot sandy beach volleyball scene, the action just never stops. When Zack Barnes speaks you listen. Peter Horton's finest hour. C. Thomas Howell's career had nowhere to go but, downhill from here. How he got sunbbed by the Academny, I will never know. This is just a true classic and must have for any respectable movie collector.