This movie happened to be at the end of a tape I borrowed from a friend. I decided to watch it one lazy afternoon because I didn't have anything important to do and thought it would be fun.
In all honesty, I really wanted to like this movie, but I just found it so lame. It was really hard to understand why all the guys instantly fell for Gidget over Abby (even though I'd agree that Gidget is cute and her personality is great). Most of the kids were just plain annoying. And I agree with the comment of one of the other reviewers about the unbelievability of Gidget's father paying for her boyfriend to take the next flight out to Hawaii. Who was this guy that he had that kind of money? One thing I did find interesting was some of the controversial issues that the movie touched on, including sex, affairs, and suicide. I wouldn't have expected that from a beach movie.
Anyway, if you like this type of movie and you're a fan of Gidget, I think you might enjoy it more than I did. Overall, though, I was pretty disappointed. (My apologies to the fans!)
In all honesty, I really wanted to like this movie, but I just found it so lame. It was really hard to understand why all the guys instantly fell for Gidget over Abby (even though I'd agree that Gidget is cute and her personality is great). Most of the kids were just plain annoying. And I agree with the comment of one of the other reviewers about the unbelievability of Gidget's father paying for her boyfriend to take the next flight out to Hawaii. Who was this guy that he had that kind of money? One thing I did find interesting was some of the controversial issues that the movie touched on, including sex, affairs, and suicide. I wouldn't have expected that from a beach movie.
Anyway, if you like this type of movie and you're a fan of Gidget, I think you might enjoy it more than I did. Overall, though, I was pretty disappointed. (My apologies to the fans!)