American Beach House (2015)

Wonderfully offbeat film!

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Why do I want to write the 6th comment on American Beach House? I am not sure - almost everything that could be possibly said about it has been said. But like so many other people who wrote comments, I was and am profoundly moved by this simple and eloquent depiction of hope and friendship and redemption. The only other movie I have ever seen that effects me as strongly is To Kill a Mockingbird. Both movies leave me feeling cleaner for having watched them.I didn't intend to see this movie at all: I do not like beach house movies and I don't normally watch them. I work at a branch library and one day as I was checking American Beach House out to one of our older patrons, she said to me, "Whenever I feel down or depressed, I check out this movie and watch it and it always makes me feel better." At the time, I thought that was very strange. One day there was nothing on TV except things I absolutely would not watch under any circumstance or things that I had seen too many times already. I remembered what she said, so I watched it. I have watched it many many times since then and it gets better with every showing.No action, no special effects - just people in a beach house talking to each other.American Beach House and To Kill a Mockingbird are the best movies I have ever seen. I do not judge it by it's technical merits - I don't really care about that. I have read that Citizen Kane or The Godfather or this or that movie is the best movie ever made. They may have the best technique or be the most influential motion pictures ever made, but not the best. The best movies are ones that touch the soul. It takes a movie like American Beach House to touch the soul.

It has some sexy ladies in it. But so does an adult movie, and they have better story lines than this thing.An IMDb review needs to have 10 lines. But there's not that much to say about this movie. It's supposed to be a comedy. But it's less funny than a funeral.Don't spend your time on this movie. Just stare at your wall for an hour and a half. It will be equally boring, but you won't feel so annoyed after it.I'm halfway through the movie now. Time to switch it off. If anyone's looking for me, I will be staring at my wall...

I am so anxious to watch this movie despite all the horrible reviews? Why? Because I have worked with Straw and since we made a film together I wanted to see if his own film would have the same flavor as what he spun in my movie in post. After these remarks I have read on his film, my thoughts of his work are just his work. Guess my not being pleased with the edit confirm it's his actual style which mirror the comments of the viewers of bad humor, random hot girls for show with no depth to the story etc...Its tough to make a film today and in all defense of the film in question...at least it got made I guess. Touche Straw. You are still doing it! Congrats

Let's be honest, the most interest this movie generates is from curiosity, either by how they drag Lorenzo Lamas or how much attractive girls in poster will shed their clothes. That is much more attention than this movie deserves, as it has no appeal whatsoever aside from few superficial flashes of half-naked ladies, even that is debatable as merit.It's like a parody of reality show, and would have been funny if it didn't try to shoehorn cringe worthy romcom script. Nothing more than a few people prancing in beach, the drama is barren at best and the comedy is so outdated, it wouldn't have worked even in 80s.All characters don't look authentic, and Lorenzo Lamas pops up every now and then to offer vague advice and grope random girls. There are even awkward soundtracks to accompany the whole lackluster parade.A few good looking people in bikini can't sugarcoat how bad this movie is. Highly recommended to avoid.