I
wasn’t expecting to like this one very much.
It definitely wasn’t a “classic” by any means, but I found myself
enjoying it more than I thought I would.
I never watched the original TV series, so I have nothing to base this
one on. The lifeguards being “more than
lifeguards” is pretty far-fetched, but I thought Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron
played well off each other and some of their one-liners were actually pretty
funny. It was silly, but in a good, “making
fun of itself” kind of way. I could have
definitely done without the multiple “anatomy” jokes and the things they
thought they needed to show – over and over – for no reason at all. Otherwise, it’s Baywatch – super hot
lifeguards training new people, saving lives, and fighting crime all at the
same time! It’s like being a lifeguard
is just a cover for keeping watch over everything happening on the beach that
includes way more than just rescuing people from drowning. Yes, it’s cheesy and campy, but if that’s all
you’re looking for, I didn’t think it was “that” bad. I’m more in the D+/C- range, I would say.