17 Biggest Guilty Pleasure Movies Of 2017

15. Baywatch

Baywatch Dwayne Johnson Zac Efron Kelly Rhorbach Jon Bass Alexandra Daddario Ilfenesh Hadera
Paramount

Baywatch definitely didn't live up to most people's expectations, that's for sure. Failing to give the iconic TV series the self-aware 21 Jump Street treatment it deserved, nor making the most of its talented cast or even just flashing some beautiful naked bodies on screen, the Dwayne Johnson-starring comedy made so many basic mistakes.

Even with all this, though, there is still an enjoyably trashy quality to the movie. It's pretty much the definition of "easy viewing" when you want something you don't need to pay too much attention to, perhaps while browsing your phone or rearranging your sock drawer.

There are sporadic laughs, and the bromantic chemistry between Johnson and Zac Efron works to a point, but there's no universe where it's a good film. It's a cheeseburger of a movie: high-calorie, low-substance.

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