After reading all the really bad reviews of this movie I figured it would be a low brow turd on a par with a typical Adam Sandler movie. I eventually caught up with it on tv and honestly, I didn't think it was all that bad.
I chuckled pretty consistently throughout and there are some genuinely funny moments. The interactions between Zac & the Rock were enjoyable and reminded me of the squabbles between leads in much better 'buddy' movies. It knew its premise was stupid and sent up the 'lifeguards as private eyes' ridiculousness quite well.
Fair enough, it does linger on some of the beautiful bodies on show which has drawn criticism as being gratuitous, but hey, it's a movie set on a beach, what do you expect?
It's weakness though is the plot (kinda of a big one I know). When it tries to move the 'villainous property developer' plot forward the movie tends to lose it's humour and drags a little (especially at the climax) but then there are very few comedies where the plot is a strong point.
All in all it was a considerably funnier than I was expecting having read previous reviews and a pretty decent comedy diversion.
I chuckled pretty consistently throughout and there are some genuinely funny moments. The interactions between Zac & the Rock were enjoyable and reminded me of the squabbles between leads in much better 'buddy' movies. It knew its premise was stupid and sent up the 'lifeguards as private eyes' ridiculousness quite well.
Fair enough, it does linger on some of the beautiful bodies on show which has drawn criticism as being gratuitous, but hey, it's a movie set on a beach, what do you expect?
It's weakness though is the plot (kinda of a big one I know). When it tries to move the 'villainous property developer' plot forward the movie tends to lose it's humour and drags a little (especially at the climax) but then there are very few comedies where the plot is a strong point.
All in all it was a considerably funnier than I was expecting having read previous reviews and a pretty decent comedy diversion.
