Though this film is bad, it was at least mostly good fun until the end, when the ending kind of fizzled out.
Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) is the big man on campus. He has saved many lives and is loved by all and he doesn't appreciate being forced to hire Matt Brody (Zac Efron) who is cocky beyond reason and a total jerk. Despite Brody being a good swimmer, and winning two medals in the Olympics, he only thinks of himself.
Then, Mitch discovers drugs on the beach and links them back to businesswoman Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra) and starts to investigate her, breaking laws and doing gross stuff to get answers.
Which they do. Matt grows up, finally. He sticks up for Mitch, gets the team to find answers and they work together because teams are the best, each needing each other to get the best results. But the cameos of David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson were pretty stupid and unnecessary, distracting from the main plot.
All-in-all, I won't watch this film again, but at least it was fun the first time around, and it did go quickly. The acting was only average and some jokes and gags were just wrong, such as having Matt touch the balls of a dead guy and having dead fat drip on him, that was just nasty. The romantic plot lines were thin and predictable but I'm glad the couples ended up together nevertheless. At least the film looked good, with excellent editing and camera angles. Despite everything, this was not a bad way to spend the evening. Grade: C+
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