'Chasing Mavericks' -- 2 1/2 stars

PG; 1:54 running time

Jonny Weston plays Jay, a curly-headed blond who has gotten the surfing bug from his somewhat standoffish neighbor, Frosty. The older surfer, played by Gerard Butler at his most gruffly charming, has a job -- roofing -- a gorgeous wife (Abigail Spencer) and a growing family. But his passion is surfing. A regular Adonis-on-a-long-board, Frosty, with his flowing locks, is one of the "children of the tides," he poetically narrates. And his secret is Mavericks.

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October 25, 2012