The Blues

Okay, I admit that the only reason I decided to watch this flick was to see Jessica Alba in a bikini.  I got more than I bargained for as she is in a bikini or short jean shorts for the entire movie.  This almost made up for the less-than-predictable storyline and ending of what could have been a decent movie.  


  The premise is of a down on his luck treasure hunter finally getting a break as he finds an artifact of some long forgotten shipwreck.  As they are trying to find the wreck they encounter a small crashed drug plane, and must decide what to do with this knowledge.  If they report it, the area will be off limits, and there goes the chance to find their treasure.  

  They end up battling time, and the drug lord in an effort to stay alive and to find the sunken ship before the competition does, sending them all to the poor house.  Obviously the strong arm tactics of the drug lord and the competition fail as our hero and friends mange to outwit and find said ship and treasure.

  Paul Walker continues to prove that he has mediocre talent at best and should never be cast as a leading-man-carry-the-storyline actor.  Scott Caan is a believable supporting actor, and plays to his strength as the cocky, arrogant best friend who happens to be a jerk.  The scenery is gorgeous, but is wasted on this shallow attempt at a script that could have been more.  Don't get me wrong, Alba in a bikini throughout most of the movie was enough to keep me watching until the end. 

  Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to keep me from regretting I had the sound on during the movie and hearing the dialogue.  All in all, not very entertaining unless your sole purpose of watching it is the worshipping of a tanned and toned Alba in minimal clothing.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.