Malibu Road (2021)

Malibu Road (2021). 1h 45m | R

“Itu0026#39;s hideous Iu0026#39;m afraid. Canu0026#39;t even remember how I came across it or how it ended up on my watchlist but the premise sounded intriguing and the poster looked good. The alarm bells rang immediately though with a poorly acted and tediously banal opening monologue. The credits were high school level. The first scene post credits was bad high school level acting… both stiff and chemistry free. Thereu0026#39;s zero timing between the cast and the dialogue is stilted. The direction is poor and the whole things lacks any creative spark. I think the good reviews and scores are presumably because only friends and family have seen it. Brings me no pleasure to say that everyone else should avoid.”