Wind (1992)

Wind: Directed by Carroll Ballard. With Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson. Romance and adventure happen during the America’s Cup series of yachting races.

“As a long-time sailor and racer, I admit that most consider a sailboat race like watching the grass grow, but theyu0026#39;ve done a great job of producing exciting racing scenes, while having so few technical inaccuracies that the most avid of us keep rewinding to review and debate. Take good note of the early dinghy racing scenes. I donu0026#39;t believe they used any trick photography: things really can happen that fast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course, thereu0026#39;s a larger set of stories, the classic love stories: between men and women, of sailing, of ideas, of ideals; the rough retelling of the Dennis Connor story (though I place Robertson/Weld as Connor, not Modine/Parker); an accurate representation of the u0026quot;Old Boysu0026#39;u0026quot; network that *is* big-money yacht racing –Iu0026#39;ve met u0026quot;Abigail Weldu0026quot; many times; and the u0026quot;absurdityu0026quot; of a desert-based effort winning the Cup, a nod to the Melgesu0026#39; campaign.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe photography is astounding, the character development (the reason for the filmu0026#39;s length) good, and the music complimented everything admirably.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat itu0026#39;s u0026quot;aboutu0026quot; sailing will turn many off, but those of us with a love of the sea and sailing hold this as a classic to be cherished.”