Word is that The Rock and Efron don't have chemistry, which is surprising since The Rock seems like he could create chemistry with anyone. Maybe they need to go back to the drawing board and center the film around The Rock and Daddario. Time for some major reshoots and rewrites.
shareI won't argue that the response wasn't great, but that's an exaggeration.
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/cinemacon-baywatch-dwayne-johnson-1201750962/
The presentation from the studio featured Johnson and cast via remote video, all sporting swimsuits and attitude to match the remake of the television hit of the 1990s. The trailer, with its generous serving of tanned flesh and action-packed rescues drew a warm, if not ecstatic, reaction from the assembled film exhibitors.