Brady (Ross Lynch) and McKenzie (Maia Mitchell) are a cute surfing teen couple. Their grandfathers surfed the same beach together. Brady is shocked when McKenzie reveals her plan to move away. She insists on surfing a scary wave and he tries to stop her. They get swept into a 60's teen beach movie.
This Disney original tries to tap into the same High School Musical waters with a couple of young stars. A 60's teen beach blanket movie is as good of an idea as any, I guess. Maia is a good fish out of water. Ross has that giddy eagerness. They are both adorable and they sing. In the end, the 60's movies are light spoofing of the beach culture and this is a spoof of a spoof. The songs are generally forgettable. I do like 'Can't Stop Singing' although that has more to do with the idea. There is a McGuffin, but it's all rather random. That part feels like Spy Kids rather than a 60's beach movie. The alternate world is just an excuse to do a musical and that's perfectly fine for a Disney channel movie.
This Disney original tries to tap into the same High School Musical waters with a couple of young stars. A 60's teen beach blanket movie is as good of an idea as any, I guess. Maia is a good fish out of water. Ross has that giddy eagerness. They are both adorable and they sing. In the end, the 60's movies are light spoofing of the beach culture and this is a spoof of a spoof. The songs are generally forgettable. I do like 'Can't Stop Singing' although that has more to do with the idea. There is a McGuffin, but it's all rather random. That part feels like Spy Kids rather than a 60's beach movie. The alternate world is just an excuse to do a musical and that's perfectly fine for a Disney channel movie.