Good movie. Critics don't like it but hey, what do they know. Was a good PG movie to take the family to which, IMHO, a good message about "living right" and "paying it forward". I don't think I recall a swear word in the thing (that slang for urination which can be slang for making someone mad was used but in context).
While there were some obvious continuity gaffes in the surf scenes (like waves would be rolling in but yet our characters were able to stop and chat on what looked like a calm ocean) the overall surf shots were well done I thought. They really showed the power of Maverick's.
It wasn't a "surf" film like Endless Summer or something, but it was more like Soul Surfer where the story was highlighted with surfing being the setting.
Still, worth the overpriced tickets, popcorn, and sodas to have something with real humans in it (last movie was Hotel Transylvania!).
I say, go, but don't expect non-stop surfing action.
Steve