Episode 7: Baywatch

Slow motion runs. Big stars. Bigger muscles. And somehow… no splash.

In Episode 7 of I Can Fix Your Movie, we head to the beach to rescue Baywatch from its tonal riptide. The 2017 reboot had the charisma, the cast, and the built-in brand recognition — but it never figured out if it wanted to be a hard-R comedy, an action parody, or a legacy sequel with heart. So we grab the whistle and dive in.

This week, we break down what went wrong with the film’s tone, why the villain felt stranded in shallow water, and how the character arcs could have delivered real emotional stakes beneath the slow-motion spectacle. We rebuild the story from the sand up — sharpening the comedy, raising the tension, and crafting a version that could have turned this beach party into a true summer block ...