This weird little beach party movie (apparently the last) features Deborah Walley and Tommy Kirk as both adversaries and friends. Walley hates Kirk's smug womanizing beach bum who is pretty rude to her when he encounters her on the beach, but then she meets his similar look alike brother, a nerdy quiet type who is as polite as his brother is assanine. Little does she realize that both are actually one and the same, with Kirk simply trying to make some time with her by pretending to be gentler and sweeter. It culminates with a marathon of contests between the two when the gig is up and he is exposed. That leads to the longest conclusion in "beach party" movie history, an unfunny marathon of different contests where the two are trying to out with each other to win. The unfunny Sid Haig hosts this and every time he flashes a marathon number, it's like here we go again!
Along the way, there's several performances from second-rate rock bands of the time (pretty much anybody who was available for a day job at American International), and some are definitely better than others. Walley and Kirk seem to be in a contest as actors to see who can give the silliest performance with the goofiest grins, and at times it seems that they are just teenagers playing dress-up rather than actors trying to make a film. It's sweet and charming and spots, and valley locations are obvious. Basically, it's an inoccculus time passer that won't test your brain and will probably not stick there either after it is all over.
Along the way, there's several performances from second-rate rock bands of the time (pretty much anybody who was available for a day job at American International), and some are definitely better than others. Walley and Kirk seem to be in a contest as actors to see who can give the silliest performance with the goofiest grins, and at times it seems that they are just teenagers playing dress-up rather than actors trying to make a film. It's sweet and charming and spots, and valley locations are obvious. Basically, it's an inoccculus time passer that won't test your brain and will probably not stick there either after it is all over.