This one's with due respect for my dad.Perhaps the most technically thrilling and legitimate depiction of sailing on film, the boat scenes, camerawork, scope and scale of this beast, more than make up for the fact that "Wind" is really just another sports movie — with insanely wealthy folks and petulant relationships.
Two-time Academy Award winning DP John Toll ("Braveheart," "Legends of the Fall") shot this baby, and his penchant for sterling and masculine landscape is happily on display. To see boat chases shot and cut with such grace that you forget boats only go maybe a couple of miles an hour, is a clever achievement. Look out for the Whomper scene. That's right, there's a whomper scene.
Also, this was directed by the very under-appreciated Carol Ballard. Director of "Duma," "Never Cry Wolf," "Fly Away Home," and one of my all time favorite films "The Black Stallion," Ballard has always had a knack for visual storytelling of both superb patience, and stunning grandeur. He's an artists' epic filmmaker, and "Wind" transplants his appreciation for natural sights, animals, whatnot, into the ocean. It's as if the sea is a force to be feared and respected, not unlike a wild stallion I suppose. Sure, the movie's a little early '90s — Matthew Modine, desert scene that look like pop ads — but water ages well.
If you're not a sailor, no big. There's plenty of action and spectacle. I'll get my Dad to explain the America's Cup and how to tack later. But if you are a seaman, then ch-ch-check it out:
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