Critic Reviews for Baywatch on Moviebuff.com

“Baywatch” falls prey to that which it lampoons, becoming the thing that it wanted to parody

Katie Walsh, The Crescent News

Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron go chest to chest in a limp big-screen update of the 90s TV show that doesn’t have the wit or stamina to stay afloat

Steve Rose, The Guardian

In their review IGN say that the only other highlight is Priyanka Chopra as nefarious entrepreneur Victoria Leeds

Rajat Tripathi, Bollywood Life

The only thing that allows you some breathing space, even as you feel drowned by the film, is the film's duration

Prasanna D Zore, Rediff

A big-screen reboot so lifeless and mechanical that even its end-credits outtakes are not amusing enough to prove much less than the sum of its undeniably attractive body parts

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

Early reviews for the Dwayne Johnson-starrer suggest viewers might be better off going to the beach instead

Lauren Huff, The Hollywood Reporter

Baywatch is the rare work of pop culture that was already an empty, kitschy joke as it aired

Sean O'Neal, AV Club

This is a shipwreck of a film

Rohan Naahar, Hindustan Times

There is only so much even the good looking and talented cast can do with the wafer-thin material

Mini Anthikad Chhibber, The Hindu

Baywatch is nothing but a strong testimony on how far a studio can go in 'water' for 'mass' consumption and crazy cash grabs.

Vishal Verma, Glam Sham

It is a great throwback to the show while trying to let you know what exactly was wrong with it in a fun manner

Mansi Bengali, BookMyShow

This ‘baewatch’ ceases to be a treat for the eyes the minute you see Zac Efron dressed in drag.

Renuka Vyavahare, The Times of India

Playing up the insults and playing down the jiggle, this revamp of the cheeseball muscle-beach TV series is stupidly entertaining only for a while

Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Baywatch is, if nothing else — and it is nothing else — the absolute epitome of boy-centered Hollywood

MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com

"Baywatch" feels like its makers are coasting on two things: brand recognition and the physical attractiveness of its cast

John Serba, MLive.com

A big-screen action comedy revival of the TV lifeguards show flashes plenty of flesh but not much else

Simran Hans, The Guardian

This Baywatch ends up as a painful and confused tribute to that series that no one asked for.

Sreeju Sudhakaran, Bollywood Life

It is a not much of a movie, worse somehow than Chips, which we poor critics endured earlier in the year

John H Foote, The Cinemaholic

“Baywatch” doesn’t even deliver enough so-bad-it’s-good quality to endure its overlong two-hour runtime

Brad Keefe, Columbus Alive

If you look beyond the dick jokes, "Baywatch" is actually pretty fun

Jude Dry, Indiewire

Baywatch just misses the mark in so many ways that it is hard to recommend it

Max Covill, Film School Rejects

In spoofing something so forgettable, they've made something even less memorable

Corinne Heller, Empire Online

No one is expecting Oscar-level material here, but ‘Baywatch’ can’t rescue itself from a puddle

Adam Graham, The Detroit News

Baywatch brings over the top gross-out moments but forgot to bring the actual jokes

Gav Murphy, IGN

The film succeeded because it embraced its insanity, but Baywatch plays it safe too many times

Alan Cerny, ComingSoon.net

Baywatch had so much going for it but it doesn’t live upto the expectations

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

Baywatch, is all hot bods running on the sand with no direction nor screenplay insulting the stupendous series

Cinema Glitz Source, Cinema Glitz

Priyanka Chopra sizzles as Pamela Anderson did once dressed in slinky dresses, twirling a drink and throwing grand parties

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

Instead of checking out Baywatch, just watch 21 Jump Street again, you’ll have a much better time

Matt Goldberg, Collider

"Baywatch" is a litmus test for how low Johnson can sink while still winning us all over

New Orleans Los Angeles News Source, New Orleans Los Angeles News

Johnson and Efron possess informed and exact comic timing, not exactly a highlighted feature of the source material

Bill Wine, CBS Local

If you saw the trailer, you got the best the movie has to offer

Glenn Kenny, Roger Ebert

Baywatch can be a decent watch but not all of its gags and jokes are funny

Rachit Gupta, Filmfare

Baywatch certainly has the requisite number of pretty people in swimsuits, and while that might have been enough for an hour long TV episode to get by, the feature film version finds itself lost at sea

Dirk Libbey, Cinema Blend

Baywatch is dumb fun

Jimmy O , JoBlo.com

The 'bromance' between Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron is very enjoyable, and Priyanka Chopra more than makes her presence felt in her first American film

BookMyShow Source, BookMyShow

Baywatch certainly has its share of jokes and if your sense of humor finds the word "ballsack" to be endlessly funny

Dirk Libbey, Cinema Blend

This is one of the rare pictures where less plot and more stupidity might have actually helped.

Tony Libera, CITY PAGES

Baywatch feels like Priyanka Chopra's presence influenced the producers to make a Bollywood movie in Hollywood

Ganesh Nadar, Rediff

The story is about as cliché as it gets, as are most of the characters and their performances in these roles aren’t that compelling, either

Matthew Fox, Paso Robles Daily News

A big-screen action comedy revival of the TV lifeguards show flashes plenty of flesh but not much else

Simran Hans, The Guardian

Western media feel even Dwayne Johnson couldn’t save Baywatch, but hail Priyanka Chopra’s villainous act

Ankita Chaurasia, Bollywood Life