This is at a time just prior to when surfing competitions started awarding serious prize money. Seeing the lousy treatment of the older folks of the mill, Andy decides to quit his job and help start a surf shop with his brother, selling surfing gear like boards and wetsuits. Andy works long hours in a timber mill, while his brother rides hard in professional surfing competitions. Jimmy and his brother Andy (Myles Pollard) moved from Sydney to Margaret River in Western Australia with their mother Kat (Robyn Malcolm) to start a new life together. Riding this enormous wave is Jimmy (Xavier Samuel). This is a fine visual touch, recalling Oz the Great and Powerful, because when the film forwards past the childhood of its central characters Andy and Jimmy and enters the 1970s, the film explodes with vivid colours being cast over a giant wave.
The opening scenes in the Sixties are filmed in black and white. Like many local films, it is extremely well made and acted with professionalism, even when the story isn't revolutionary. Drift is a breezy Australian surfing film that doesn't break any new ground or take too many chances but the surfing scenes are spectacularly photographed and the performances are as colourful as the scenery.
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