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Here's what this is...

posted 9 years ago by gilknut
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It's quite simply an absolute no-budget, spectacularly failed attempt at a comedy; you might expect to see Lorenzo Lamas in something like this, but not Mischa Barton. I have no idea what happened to her career, it's not like she's been in anything decent for a while, but this has to be an all-time low.

It comes across as a reality show of a beach house where a bunch of young forgettable guys try to spy on and/or shag a bunch of semi-hot girls running around in bikinis. Some of them are topless in a few scenes (not Mischa though, obviously), but it's really not worth it even for that. The script and acting is actually so god-awful that it would be more entertaining if it was a reality show.

It defies belief. An utter waste of time, and I have no idea why it even exists.

IMDb-boards would be less confusing if people would mark their signatures clearly.

[–] IMDbeans 9 years ago

As mind-numbingly awful as it was, I have unfortunately seen even worse.

But in general I agree. Pathetic plot and script. Acting was more wooden than a furniture megamarket. One girl had decent naked breasts for a few seconds and that's the only good thing I can say about the film and definitely not worth watching the whole film for.

[–] gilknut 9 years ago

Well, yes -- I have suffered through even worse things, if I dig deep. The moronic tag "worst movie ever" is of course never true when stated on IMDb. I'm fairly sure that if there's an actual worst movie ever made, it's never going to get listed here.

I agree there were a pair or two of decent looking breasts as such, but clearly we agree it's not worth watching the movie for. Nudity (even from hot chicks) is mostly interesting in mainstream movies when there's an actress/character/setting (or at least one of the three) that gives it an "impact" of a sort, IMO. If not, there are so, so many other places for it.

IMDb-boards would be less confusing if people would mark their signatures clearly.

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[–] sir_humpslot 9 years ago

$2mil is no-budget? that's probably low and the real production budget is close to $5mil - half probably went to Mischa. Germans got money, right?

the movie is possibly a tax write off and/or favor for somebody.