Baywatch
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Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Baywatch as a loud, hollow adaptation that can't decide whether it's a parody or a straight action film — and fumbles both. The chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron drew occasional praise, but critics agreed the script let the cast down badly. Notably, audiences were far more forgiving than critics, suggesting the film delivers just enough lowbrow fun for undemanding viewers.
“Think of yourself sitting down for a big two-hour wallow in instant stupid with a vat of popcorn, slathered in fake butter and possibly a mound of melted M&Ms on top. It feels great chugging it down, then your stomach hurts, your head aches and you puke the whole thing up so you can forget about it in the morning. That's Baywatch in a nutshell.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“the remake yearns to be both sendup farce and straight action film, tripping along the way and failing to grasp either.”
Brian Truitt·USA Today
“stupidly entertaining... for a while”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Genres
Comedy, Action, Crime
Cast & Crew
Seth GordonDirector
Dwayne JohnsonMitch Buchanan
Zac EfronMatt Brody
Priyanka Chopra JonasVictoria Leeds
Alexandra DaddarioSummer Quinn
Kelly Rohrbach WaltonCJ Parker
Ilfenesh HaderaStephanie Holden
Jon BassRonnie Greenbaum
Yahya Abdul-Mateen IISgt. Ellerbee
Hannibal BuressDave the Tech
Rob HuebelCaptain Thorpe
Amin JosephFrankie
Jack KesyLeon
Christopher LennertzComposer
Thomas LennonWriter
Robert Ben GarantWriter
Eric SteelbergCinematographyBaywatch
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Baywatch as a loud, hollow adaptation that can't decide whether it's a parody or a straight action film — and fumbles both. The chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron drew occasional praise, but critics agreed the script let the cast down badly. Notably, audiences were far more forgiving than critics, suggesting the film delivers just enough lowbrow fun for undemanding viewers.
“Think of yourself sitting down for a big two-hour wallow in instant stupid with a vat of popcorn, slathered in fake butter and possibly a mound of melted M&Ms on top. It feels great chugging it down, then your stomach hurts, your head aches and you puke the whole thing up so you can forget about it in the morning. That's Baywatch in a nutshell.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“the remake yearns to be both sendup farce and straight action film, tripping along the way and failing to grasp either.”
Brian Truitt·USA Today
“stupidly entertaining... for a while”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Genres
Comedy, Action, Crime
Cast & Crew
Seth GordonDirectorDwayne JohnsonMitch BuchananZac EfronMatt BrodyPriyanka Chopra JonasVictoria LeedsAlexandra DaddarioSummer QuinnKelly Rohrbach WaltonCJ ParkerIlfenesh HaderaStephanie HoldenJon BassRonnie GreenbaumYahya Abdul-Mateen IISgt. EllerbeeHannibal BuressDave the TechRob HuebelCaptain ThorpeAmin JosephFrankieJack KesyLeonChristopher LennertzComposerThomas LennonWriterRobert Ben GarantWriterEric SteelbergCinematographyStream
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