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The Surfer review — Nicolas Cage saves this pretentious thriller

Nicolas Cage's trademark Gonzo energy is the vital spark in this dense thriller, rescuing the film from its own pretensions. It's a bonkers sun-scorched psychodrama about a middle-aged beta-male divorcee trapped in a car park from hell, metres away from a paradise beach in southwest Australia. Cage's character, known only as 'the Surfer', has come to Luna Bay (actual location: Yallingup Beach) to bond with his semi-estranged son, seal a nearby property deal and reinvigorate his hollow, lonely dad existence. Unfortunately a group of local 'surf gangsters' — called the Bay Boys and led by the charismatic Scally (Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon) — have other ideas. They ban the surfer from the beach, steal his shoes and phone, and confine him to the car