Michael and Duey are a loveable pair of roguish idiots who like to goof around. When Michael receives a text from a long-lost girlfriend living in Australia, who's soon to get married and tells him that he has a son, his whole life is turned upside down. Michael regretted the way they broke up eight years ago and thinks that there's some hope for him. With the help of their hacker friend, they head to Oz posing as a pair of well-known directors in order to find the girl. Will Michael meet his past flame to confess his undying love for her and see the son he never knew he had?
"Malibu Crush", written and directed by James Pratt, was a good movie with a semi-predictable plot with lots of laughs littered throughout. It was made in the same style as comedy classics like, "The Hangover" and 2011's, "Hall Pass" starring Owen Wilson. The acting was for the most part pretty good, with Billy White putting in a great performance as the loveable no-hoper, Duey. His character provided a lot of the movie's funny moments James Pratt was also quite good as the not-as-idiotic-but-still-goofy, Michael, who was quite likeable.
Now, like a lot of films in this genre, "Malibu Crush" was not perfect. There were some glaring plot-holes. For example, at the start Michael is supposed to be posing as a fireman in a commercial with six decades of experience in firefighting, yet he looks too young for that role. That scene, despite the fact that anyone did not clearly notice the casting error, was hilarious. Also the man who picked them up from the airport who also runs his own security firm, didn't notice immediately that the affable duo were imposters. There were other cringey moments when Michael and Duey would fool around, not really adding anything of value to a scene. Also, there were some loose ends at the conclusion with regards to a love affair. This was not properly cleared up.
Overall, despite my gripes mentioned above, Mr. Pratt's, Malibu Crush, was a fun film to watch. To his credit, it has won numerous awards this year so this definitely is one to check out with a run time of approximately 70 minutes. Grab some popcorn, a seat and relax with Michael and Duey's funny antics and crazy adventure.
"Malibu Crush", written and directed by James Pratt, was a good movie with a semi-predictable plot with lots of laughs littered throughout. It was made in the same style as comedy classics like, "The Hangover" and 2011's, "Hall Pass" starring Owen Wilson. The acting was for the most part pretty good, with Billy White putting in a great performance as the loveable no-hoper, Duey. His character provided a lot of the movie's funny moments James Pratt was also quite good as the not-as-idiotic-but-still-goofy, Michael, who was quite likeable.
Now, like a lot of films in this genre, "Malibu Crush" was not perfect. There were some glaring plot-holes. For example, at the start Michael is supposed to be posing as a fireman in a commercial with six decades of experience in firefighting, yet he looks too young for that role. That scene, despite the fact that anyone did not clearly notice the casting error, was hilarious. Also the man who picked them up from the airport who also runs his own security firm, didn't notice immediately that the affable duo were imposters. There were other cringey moments when Michael and Duey would fool around, not really adding anything of value to a scene. Also, there were some loose ends at the conclusion with regards to a love affair. This was not properly cleared up.
Overall, despite my gripes mentioned above, Mr. Pratt's, Malibu Crush, was a fun film to watch. To his credit, it has won numerous awards this year so this definitely is one to check out with a run time of approximately 70 minutes. Grab some popcorn, a seat and relax with Michael and Duey's funny antics and crazy adventure.