

13/05/2019
Overview
When a long list of shenanigans lands Tyler in hot water, he’s forced to suit up and spend his summer training for an elite junior lifeguard program.
Status: Released
Rating: 62%
Original language: EN
Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $0
Official website:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80223928
Pacific Bay Entertainment

Pacific Bay Entertainment Canada

Incessant Rain Studios

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9228950
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63228651
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Review by: Kamurai
Written by: Kamurai on 2020-11-20T14:43:13.050Z
Really good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. (Was excited to see there is a sequel)
A "troupe of misfits", "coming of age" story that is very well produced. Disney likes to push the "throw enough money at it" concept, but a good movie / show / franchise doesn't come together without a good cast that works well together. This movie has a fun cast that really embodies their characters.
Overall humor is good, but it's about a California beach for privileged people, so you can only do so much with it. They specifically had to use a group of characters that "don't belong there", and that's all based on a California inside joke of the "valley" now being a place where poor (average) people live.
A movie where "ha ha, you don't even have a butler" could be a conceivable joke is never going to be great unless that is the entire focal point of the movie ("Would You Rather", "Knives Out", "Paradise Falls"), and even then it needs both unique and great itself.
This might be great for younger audiences, but most adults are likely to go, "Sure, that was good" and then never think about it again.