Premiered: July 19, 2013

On: Disney Channel

Starring: Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, Garrett Clayton, John DeLuca, Chrissie Fit, Suzanne Cryer, Barry Bostwick, Kevin Chamberlin, Steve Valentine, Jordan Fisher, Kent Boyd, Mollee Gray, William Loftis, Jessica Lee Keller & Lavon Fischer-Wilson

Disney Channel seems to have become quite corny over the years, and while this film is no exception, it brought back the channel’s musical original movie in a big way.

After attempting to surf a 40-foot wave, Mack (Maia Mitchell) and her boyfriend Brady (Ross Lynch) end up in Mack’s grandpa’s (Barry Bostwick) favorite beach movie Wet Side Story. They have to deal with a big cast of characters and fix the problems they create in order to make it back home.

Despite the wacky storyline – a laughable rip-off of the “Beach Party” era and West Side Story – the music and choreography is incredible. Songs like “Surf Crazy” and “Crusin’ for a Bruisin’” are huge and rather difficult dance numbers that the cast performs with ease.

Lynch and Mitchell have fun chemistry with their banter.

Final say: Good fun. ★★★☆☆