To what do we owe the pleasure of a
Baywatch movie? In the wake of
21 Jump Street (and maybe
Dukes of Hazard prior to that?) the idea of a big screen
Baywatch movie seems like a treat, right? Granted that Jonah Hill/Channing Tatum spoof balanced the lampooning of its source material with being a legitimate and legitimately funny action/comedy it would seem that to apply that same formula to
Baywatch would, at the very least, be a lot of fun if not obviously derivative. The possibility of this type of board room mentality where one thing works to great success so obviously it should be repeated until the general public is fed up with the trend would seem all the more likely to work in favor of a property like
Baywatch when you factor in that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is starring and producing. Johnson is easily the most beloved movie stars on the planet at the moment and whatever he decides to invest his time in his fans will undoubtedly see-add to that mix the tried and true R-rated comedy buddy that currently is Zac Efron and you have a winning combo, right? Efron, along with Johnson, provide eye candy for the ladies as Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, and Ilfenesha Hadera do the same for the guys (or whatever you're into, no judgement here) with the overall point being: there would seemingly be something attractive to everyone in
Baywatch-especially as we immerse ourselves in the summer movie season and summer in and of itself where cases of beach fever are running rampant. Unfortunately, it seems the thought process behind the
Baywatch movie was more in the vein of, "What else do we need? We have The Rock and Zac Efron! Let's just point the camera and shoot!"
Baywatch is four minutes short of being an unnecessary two hours long and while everyone involved likely doesn't see an issue with this as they seemingly had a lot of fun making the movie (stay through the credits to see outtakes more fun than much of the movie) the final product viewers actually receive is very much a compilation of what that aforementioned board room thought would work rather than anything resembling an inspired idea. Full review
here. Video review
here.
D
Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin star in this adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's novel,
My Cousin Rachel, that follows a young Englishman who plots revenge against his late cousin's mysterious, beautiful wife, believing she is responsible for his death. Of course, things don't go as planned as his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms. Though I haven't read the source material this looked like an intriguing period piece as well as the fact I enjoy the work of all those involved. This is one I'll certainly be checking out sooner rather than later.
In the latest entry in the DC animated universe of Batman adventures we have
Batman and Harley Quinn. The film, which was screened in theaters for one night only similar to that of last year's
The Killing Joke, follows Batman and Nightwing as they are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
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