One consequence of Disney owning just about everything these days, combined with Disney+ existing also is that I’m doing a lot of Disney reviews. And whilst the summer hiatus is gonna be dedicated to something a little different, I’ll be looking at Disney remakes in the fall, so this pattern isn’t likely to change, either.
But a few weeks back I reviewed Teen Beach Movie, a kinda self-aware teen musical featuring Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell as teen sweethearts Brady and Mack. It was one of Disney Channel’s more popular outings so naturally a sequel was greenlit, released in 2015, 2 years after the previous one, this important for something I’m gonna come back to in the review.
When it comes to writing, Robert Horn is the only one returning, co-writing the story with Dan Berendsen, who had worked on other Disney Channel films including the Camp Rock sequel, whilst the screenplay was written by Matt and Billy Eddy, both of whom have very limited experience, Matt had worked on the 101 Dalmatians Cartoon in the 90s but Billy’s resume only really includes Invisible Sister, which Matt had worked on as well.
On the plus side, Jeffrey Hornaday has returned as director. So, what happens in this movie that pushes it into the bad category? let’s dive in and find out.
