The first reviews forBaywatchhave very little in terms of positive feedback.
Its possible that this sloppy, scattershot nod to 90s jiggle TV was inevitable.
After all, wed already cycled through such wafer-thin small-screen flotsam as Charlies Angels,The A-Team, andCHiPs.
But apparently the barrel of disposable retro television properties is as bottomless as Nietzsches abyss.
Thrown into the mix is Matt, a brash former Olympic swimmer played by Efron.
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Perhaps even more depressing is the realization that this current retread plague wont be ending anytime soon.
Leaving the theater, I saw in my newsfeed that The CW had just greenlit a reboot ofDynasty.
God help us all.
Unless, that is, you find the idea of Zac Efron manipulating a dead mans genitals hysterical.
Scott Mendelson (Forbes)Baywatchis a crushing disappointment and a waste of quite a bit of talent.
All of this would be forgivable if the movie were funny.
(Plus, a couple of the old TV cast members show up for cameos.)
Matt Goldberg (Collider)I dont blame21 Jump Streetfor the existence ofBaywatch.
Studios only see formulas, not how the pieces work together.
Perhaps theres some version ofBaywatchthat works, but its not the one director Seth Gordon ended up with.
Baywatchwill hit theaters on May 25.
