Fresh
The film's time-warp, movie-nerd conceit is just clever enough to keep you entertained.
Mike Hale, New York Times
Teen Beach Movie
Getting trapped in a movie... is no day at the beach.
2013 · 1h 35m · Not Rated
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, TV Movie
Directed by
Jeffrey Hornaday
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Teen Beach Movie
Overview
Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt. There, amidst a sea of surfing, singing and dancing, Brady and Mack accidentally change the storyline, and the film’s dreamy hero and heroine fall for them instead of for each other!
Director and cast
- Jeffrey Hornaday Director
- Ross Lynch as Brady
- Maia Mitchell as McKenzie 'Mack' Fox
- Gracie Gillam as Lela
- Garrett Clayton as Tanner
- John DeLuca as Butchy
- Chrissie Fit as Cheechee
- Suzanne Cryer as Aunt Antoinette
- Barry Bostwick as Big Poppa
- Kevin Chamberlin as Dr. Fusion
- Steve Valentine as Les Camembert
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In spite of my pasty self, there's something I liked about all the relentless mugging and frugging.
Hank Stuever, Washington Post
Fresh
It's too bad the makers didn't do a slightly better job casting the key roles, but taken on its own terms the 95-minute Disney Channel original plays like a brightly colored beach blanket, albeit one that's a little rough around its sandy edges.
Brian Lowry, Variety
Rotten
So we have a fundamentally earnest movie that mocks tongue-in-cheek movies for their earnestness.
Tom Conroy, Media Life
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