ODEON Magazine Jun 2017 | Page 19

Forever and always, they’re always here! MUST-SEE OF THE MONTH Baywatch TBC The 80s/90s TV sensation gets rebooted for the big screen. Anyone fancy a dip? DIRECTOR Seth Gordon starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach Baywatch was a global television phenomenon, before that kind of thing was even a thing. Bursting onto TV screens in 1989, the weekly adventures of head lifeguard Mitch Buchanan (David Hasselhoff ) and his easy-on-the-eye team turned Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth and Billy Warlock into household names, while propelling ‘The Hoff ’ (already a huge star from his Knight Rider days) even further into the stratosphere. Nearly 30 years later, the show is getting a long-overdue, big-screen makeover, with the seemingly omnipresent Dwayne Johnson squeezing into The Hoff ’s famous red trunks. Joining The Rock in keeping the beaches of Santa Monica safe is teen dream Zac Efron (the High School Musical series) and fledgling star Kelly Rohrbach (TV’s The PET Squad Files). Priyanka Chopra (TV’s Quantico), meanwhile, plays the villainous Victoria Leeds. Swearier, naughtier and with a lot more, er, flesh on display than the TV series, the plot sees Johnson’s Mitch squabbling with Olympic swimmer and new recruit Matt Brody (Efron), who’s been brought in to restore the Baywatch ‘brand’. There’s also a murder to solve. Ooh-er! With an awesome cast and a gripping, funny plot, this is the perfect summer blockbuster. 29 MAY Watch the trailer MOVIE MATHEMATICS + Sun + Sea + Sauciness Murder = Baywatch or when accompanied by an adult 15 Suitable for ages 15+ 18 Adults only odeon.co.uk 19