Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

"In god's hands" is about a state of mind. It's about rejection of the standard, socially accepted path and the pursuit of true freedom and inner peace. Zalman King put together a great movie flawed only by a weak cast (great surfers, bad actors). The major plot flaws are the silly action sequence at the beginning and the Keoni illness part which is way too long, disrupting the rhythm of the movie. There aren't too many movies like this one, Zalman King and Matt George deserve all the respect for trying to make a difficult story work as a movie. The cinematography is simply amazing, John Aronson is a master of his craft. The 4.5 stars rating is ridiculous and while I'm not saying this is a fantastic movie I'm really upset that so many people missed the point completely. Maybe they like Break Point and Drop Zone, and that's fine, but giving such low ratings to a movie which is so honest and pure is totally undeserved. See the movie, you won't regret it.

The story and acting are laughable, but the surfing footage is ALL-TIME great! My recommendation is to rent this DVD, turn off the sound, and put on some heavy, loud music. Then just FF to to the wave riding scenes and let your eyes feast on the 35mm footage of GIANT surf riding. It is absolutely mind-blowing. This film contains some of the greatest big wave surfing ever caught on film. Don't miss the tow-in body-board riding of Mike 'the Wizard" Stewart. WOW! His '360' maneuver garnered the biggest cheers of the night at the opening showing of this film.The acting in this movie is so bad that it is actually pretty funny. Shane Dorian is an amazing surfer, but maybe, just maybe, should stick to his day job. Not sure if Shane will be putting an Oscar on his mantle anytime soon. His opening line drew raucous laughter from a San Diego opening night movie crowd (and it was not supposed to be a funny line).So, watch this movie with your favorite heavy music playing. Oh, try to watch it on a big screen.

Although the acting may be lacking, the cinematography and actual surfing is fabulous. Realize when watching this almost documentary that despite the fact that their not playing themselves, each character is playing themselves. The characters of Shane, Mickey, Keoni, and all the other surfers are either using variations of their real names or their real names in this film. They are all the real thing, you can't get any better than them. The story is simple, get to the big waves and surf them while making a family or "tribe" as they are and learning about yourself. I own this movie and watch it whenever i need a reality check about hard things in this world. On top of everything it is the best surf movie because they are really surfing, no stunt doubles, no slight of hand camera shots, Patrick Shane and Matt are really surfing!!!!! It is a movie about surfing not about famous actors or a deep story line--JUST SURFING!!!!

I am working as a lifeguard in many places all over the world...These movie is the greatest i have seen - these waves - these guys...If you like watersports - it is a must!!I was in waves 6-7 meters - but in this movie - wohhh!