The mark Baywatch should be aiming for is 21 Jump Street. Bad news: it’s ended up more like 21 Chump Street.
Unfunny, unthrilling and unsexy, this doesn’t even reach the low bar set by the source material.
Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron go chest to chest in a limp big-screen update of the 90s TV show that doesn’t have the wit or stamina to stay afloat.
Knowing take on the TV series begins promisingly and then takes a dive.
Even The Rock can't hold this clichéd, crass comedy together.
Some decent gags, but the film quickly falls to pieces despite Johnson’s best efforts.
A franchise that doesn’t need saving.
A big-screen action comedy revival of the TV lifeguards show flashes plenty of flesh but not much else.
This is witless, crude and deeply disappointing.
The film doesn’t really know what to do with its source material either, half-heartedly calling out the show’s casual sexism, but clearly unsure of how familiar modern audiences are with its slow-mo leeriness or, indeed, its original stars.
General release. Check local listings for show times.