Scream of the Bikini (2009)

"This peace accord is very important. And where there is peace, there is danger.", 6 May 2017

If you look through the movies I've written about over the years, you'll see quite a few Eurospy films. As a rule, I love 'em. Imagine my delight to discover a modern movie that spoofs the Eurospy genre. Like a lot of the movies it pokes fun at, Scream of the Bikini isn't perfect, but it is a lot of fun.

The plot of Scream of the Bikini hardly matters. Let's just say that there is a super-villain out to take over the world. Trying to stop him are two female agents, Bridget (Kelsey Wedeen) and Sophia (Rebecca Larsen). They're super-models by day, spies by night. They'll have to use all their abilities to get through this tangled mess of a plot and save the world.

While I really enjoyed Scream of the Bikini, if I'm honest, I'd say it's a bit inconsistent - particularly when it comes to plot and acting. The plot can be very funny, but in places it can be a bit tedious. Surprisingly enough, I found the face-off with the chief baddie one of the more lackluster parts of the plot. Then again, given the limited resources they were working with, it would be difficult to do what this film attempts to do and not run short of ideas now and again. Likewise, the acting is inconsistent. Wedeen (especially) and Larsen are very good, funny, sexy, and actually able to carry the movie. They're great! However, some of the other actors don't measure up to their standard.

Finally, one of the really cool things about Scream of the Bikini is the way they've tried to make it look like a film from 1966. The movie would have you believe that it was filmed in the 60s in South America and dubbed into English by a bunch of Germans. You get the lip/voice inconsistencies and the strange translations you find in real Eurospy film dubbing. There are lines on the print, a few missing seconds of action, and other things you find in an old print that hasn't been taken care of. Think of Tarintino's Grindhouse and you'll get the idea. Really clever stuff.

7/10