Is crushing hard on one of the lifeguards - the movie would at least elevate to the level of "passable" and potentially "enjoyable." As it is, his brand In fact, if the filmmakers had trimmed out the movie's central comic relief character altogether - the pudgy wannabe lifeguard named Ronnie who The next stale action scene or unnecessary gag. There's no tension, little dramatic flow, and only a concern to get to Indeed, the plot is as empty, predictable, and pointless as they come. It's all just noise, the cinematicĮquivalent of cheap glue that holds the movie together, that gives it a purpose to market the title and introduce a new generation of muscle andīreasts. While learning to tolerate - even love - one another and their various idiosyncrasies. In a national celebrity to anchor the lifeguarding team.īeyond those basics, the story involves a murder, a mystery the lifeguards will likely solve, a nefarious plot the lifeguards will assuredly foil, all the He and Mitch don't see eye-to-eye, but Mitch's superiors can't pass up the opportunity for publicity by bringing He's no doubtīut he's not exactly a team player. Matt is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, winningīoth of his individual events but losing the relay for his team after vomiting during the event following a night of hard-partying. (Jon Bass), and Matt Brody (Zac Efron), the most interesting would-be trainee. Amongst them is the shoe-in Summer Quinn (Alexandra Daddario), the overweight but dedicated Ronnie Tryouts to fill three vacancies on the team. Parker (Kelly Rohrbach), and Stephanie Holden (Ilfenesh Hadera) are holding open Veteran lifeguards Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson), C.J. Replacing Dwayne Johnson and Zach Efron, and a morgue scene midway through feels ripped right out of Bad Boys II. One could easily see Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
Pushed up to "scorched," one might have indeed mistaken it for a Michael Bay movie it's essentially Pain & Gain meets Bad Boys. Were it made a bit more slickly and its contrast Little more than a backdrop and the movie loses the simple charms of its television predecessor. Baywatch deals in tired plot mechanics and generic comic relief. One would think the best-case scenario would be a hot, glossy, vibrant movie akin to Pain & Gain, where flash overtakes substance, though with enough It seems like an impossible task, and probably a fool's errand, to try and make a movie based on a '90s TV show that was all about big muscles andĪmple bosoms crammed into tight one piece swimsuits.
Reviewed by Martin Liebman, August 17, 2017 Baywatch or Baydontwatch? Or Michael Baywatch? Or Just Baywatch the TV Show Instead?
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