Recently orphaned pre-teen siblings Avila, Autumn and little Scarlet (Schmidt) have just blown another chance to be adopted, so to brighten themselves up they decide to sneak out of their house and spend a day on the beach without their carer (Melba Novoa) having the first idea about it. This goes reasonably well until the surf drags them on a surfboard out onto the open sea. Of course, panic soon sets in - but then they get to an island ... which consists of little more than a rock riddled with caves on the sea level and a lighthouse, and it's populated by hundreds of sea lions. Thing is, the girls make landfall at in one of the caves, and from there to the lighthouse is long and perilous. Plus, (not only) for little girls sea lions are giant and frightening creatures ...

It's not often that films about little girls going on adventures get it as right as this movie does - and the reasons for this are manyfold: For one, the little girls are portrayed just like little girls are - sure they're cute and innocent, but they're also anarchistic, at times mischievous, as inexperienced as irresponsible, and sometimes even silly. But other than that the film also profits from pretty cool photography, including some breathtaking underwater scenes, and a rather accurate portrayal of nature as something rough and unforgiving. Plus some quite cool action keeps things interesting throughout, and the scenes of the girls with the sea lions are actually breathtaking. Frankly, given the film's premise, this one's a lot better than I could have even hoped for.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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