Soul Surfer (2011)

"A teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack."

Director: 

Sean McNamara

Writers: 

Sean McNamara, Deborah Schwartz

Stars:

 AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt

I was completely blown away by the movie.. no words can describe how emotional this is. The story of this young woman brought to cinemas.. it really pulls on your heart strings. It brought quite a few tears to my eyes. When they cast Robb as the role of Bethany Hamilton they couldn't have picked a better actress. She brought the story to life and I don't think anyone else could have done a better job. The chilling tale of a young surfer losing her arm to a shark attack.. it's gut wrenching but something you can't just turn off. One of those movies you have to watch right until the credits are done rolling. Now I haven't seen Helen Hunt in a movie in years and she was the perfect woman to cast as the role of Hamilton's mother. She fit it so well it was as if the movie was in fact real and not just a re-animation of what had actually happened. All the emotion, the love and encouragement of a real family. It just hit the nail on the head. I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to watch something that will give you hope and show how strong a family hold is. 

On www.IMDb.com this movie was only rated a 6.8, I say whoever voted.. you're fucking nuts. This movie deserves a 10.5. This is a beautiful tale and doesn't deserve a rating any lower than that.

xo