Chasing Mavericks **

I had high hopes for this true story of a legendary surfer, since Gerard Butler, who plays the mentor,  and Elisabeth Shue, who plays the single mom of Jay Moriarity, can unquestionably act, and act well. The story and production, alas, are more on the level of a TV movie, and fail to deliver on both the coming of age drama side and what should have been spectacular surfing sequences. It's a shame, dude.