![]() ![]() There are a couple of exciting sea-rescue sequences, plus nostalgic cameos by TV stars David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.įull Disclosure: My son, Don Granger, is one of the executive producers. Less amusing are the grossed-out male genitalia jokes. Showing a snarky streak, Mitch steadfastly refuses to refer to Matt by name, dismissively calling him One Direction, N’Sync, Bieber and High School Musical - as their chiseled ‘bro’ chemistry clicks. Parker (model Kelly Rohrbach) and Stephanie Holden (Ilfenesh Hadera). Working from Damian Shannon and Mark Swift’s smartass screenplay, director Seth Gordon (“Identity Thief,” “Horrible Bosses”) relies on lots of campy running in slow motion, and it’s as cheeky as the zippered, red spandex swimsuits worn by Mitch’s sexy cohorts C.J. Since the local policeman (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) won’t take him seriously, Mitch realizes it’s up to him and his squad to preserve the sanctity of their beachfront. Meanwhile, Mitch realizes there’s a drug smuggler in their midst, and he suspects slinky, scheming Victoria Leeds (Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra), who just opened the posh Huntley Club and seems determined to acquire all the nearby coastal real estate. Under the watchful eye of no-nonsense Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson), the wannabees are narrowed down to pudgy Ronnie Greenbaum (Jon Bass), sassy Summer Quinn (Alexandra Daddario) and cocky Matt Brody (Zac Efron), a disgraced bad boy who thinks his two Olympic gold medals should make him a shoo-in. The raunchy, big-screen riff on TV’s ‘90s action-comedy “Baywatch” kicks off the silly summer season with tryouts for the elite team of tanned, toned lifeguards that patrol Emerald Beach. #Horology pirates of the caribbean movieOn the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, “Wonder Woman” is an entertaining, empowering 9 - with no post-credit scenes. Perhaps that’s not too important in a comic-book movie. Physically perfect! But her expressionless line readings are rote. She’s strong and sexy, statuesque and stunning. ![]() ![]() With support from Britain’s Sir Patrick (David Thewlis), they travel to war-torn Belgium to broker an armistice, accompanied by three cronies: multilingual Sameer (Said Taghmaoui), former sniper Charlie (Ewen Bremner) and The Chief (Eugene Brave Rock).Ĭreated in 1941 as a feminist icon by William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman’s origin story is scripted by Allan Heinberg (DC’s “Wonder Woman” comic-book writer, 2006-7) with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.Īdroitly directed by Patty Jenkins (“Monster”), it has humor and heart, along with awesome action - thanks to Matthew Jensen’s cinematography, Damon Caro’s stunts and Bill Westenhofer’s VFX. Isabel Maru (Elena Anaya), from waging chemical warfare.Įxuding both force and compassion, Diana sails off with charming Steve to London, where his dependable secretary, Etta Candy (Lucy Davis), helps outfit her to blend in with the populace. Ludendorff (Danny Huston) and his ‘poisoner,’ Dr. Rescuing him, Diana gets her first glimpse of a man.īound by the Lasso of Truth, Steve confesses he’s on a spy mission to thwart maniacal Gen. On Themyscira, a secret island gifted to the Amazons by Zeus, defiant Diana, daughter of Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), has been trained as a warrior by her aunt, badass General Antiope (Robin Wright), to battle Ares, the God of War.ĭuring the First World War in 1918, American pilot Steve Trevor’s (Chris Pine) plane is shot down near idyllic Themyscira. I grew up reading “Wonder Woman” comics and watched TVF’s kitschy Lynda Carter, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting Princess Diana’s stand-alone superhero movie. ![]()
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