Though The Surfer is quite rightly a psychological thriller, there are elements of horror that creep in and feel all too like well-trodden tropes that are used time and time again in other films of the same genre. After the event, The Surfer seems oddly placed at Cannes, where it screened earlier this year.
When a surfer (Nicolas Cage), hoping to buy a house in the desired location, Luna Bay, has an altercation with a group of aggressive locals, his situation begins to deteriorate rapidly.
Full review over at Filmhounds.