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Blue Juice Customer Reviews (7 - 9 of 10 Reviews)

WIPEOUT!
A film about British surfer pals and co-starring Ewan McGregor and Catherine Zeta-Jones could be interesting if the film was not Blue Juice. While the story of old school friends reuniting for a fun in the surf and sun theme is non-offensive, the screenplay is. Probably produced as a low-budget summer flick, Blue Juice is a moronic effort that tries to present too many characters in ridiculous situations. Never released in theaters in the US and only transferred to video after Ewan McGregor became noticed after the last Lucas film, Blue Juice stars Sean Pertwee as an over the hill at 30 beach bum with a very young and cute Catherine Zeta Jones as his girlfriend. Their romatic interludes and relationship is threatened by the unexpected and uninvited appearance of Pertwee's three stooges-like friends from London up for a male bonding weekend. Although excellent supporting actors like Stephen Macintosh and Ewan McGregor present believable characters they can not sustain this stinker. The film falters and fails to be entertaining although younger fans of McGregor will no doubt enjoy this little ditty. Predictable, lacking originality, but possibly rental material, Blue Juice is the kind of film every actor has listed on their resume of past credits and wishes they could forget.

bought this for ewan but love Sean Pertwee as well now
I always made fun of the surfer dudes before seeing Ewan in this movie. I loved the acid trip scene where Ewan gets embarrassed over his friend's behavior although he gave him the acid. Check out the braided hair on Ewan as well and they had a cool song and sock/p*nis scene as well.

Good no-brainer
This is a great cute movie if you don't want to have to think too hard. Some classic funny lines, really goofy characters.

JC (Sean Pertwee) must prove his worth as a surfer (in England!) where surfing barely exists. Kind of a cute twist on the surfer movies: it's cold and there's really no waves to speak of. But once in a blue moon, these huge waves come in and that is when JC must prove himself.

BUT... his girlfriend (Cahterine Zeta-Jones) will disown him if he even tries! So, here lies the issue. Does he pronounce his love and forget the stupid wave, or is he influenced by his childhood friends who care nothing for intimate relationships?

Unrealistic, sure. Of course. But cute.

Plot is thin, but the characters are memorable and there are some truly classic funny lines. JC's childhood friends (Ewan McGregor, Peter Gunn and Steven Mackintosh) are hilarious characters and are all portrayed very well. Definitely worth the rental price, or buy it used.

A couple things I don't understand:

WHY ON EARTH IS THE PRICE SO HIGH!?!?! What's up with that? But it used.

WHY is Ewan McGregor on the front cover, as if he is the main character? Yes, he plays a pivotal character - JC actually forsakes his love to save Dean's pride and his life. But shouldn't Sean Pertwee be the one on the cover with Catherine Zeta-Jones? As cute as McGregor is, he never looks this clean-cut (or sane) in the movie!

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