Beach Kings

Better than Spiker - More Legal than Sideout
Rent it. It's forgettable as it follows the same idea as Sideout. Former star college basketball player decides to try volleyball and makes the finals on the AVP tour after one month of training and a little beach romance. I liked it better than I thought I would after reading about it in DIG Magazine. It's a good looking movie but sports movies often fall flat on being believable including stiff cameos from star athletes. Unrealistic game play at times. A scene outside a store with a bunch of TVs in the window forecasting the doom of the AVP's hot rookie seemed like an event from another era. What store still has TVs in the front window? Also, if you've ever wondered what happened to Jaleel "Steve Urkel" White, he manages the team. Any homage to Sideout made this much less original.

Only if you're a beach volleyball fan...
It's okay to watch and appreciate this movie if you're a beach volleyball fan, otherwise, you'll have no clue as to what's going on. Very interesting story about beach volleyball players though.

Gift
I sent this to someone who is away from the South Bay where is was filmed and they liked it.

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