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Sep 29, 2006 · The Coast Guard gets its chance for a heroic movie tribute, but The Guardian does it no justice, borrowing cliche after cliche from other (and better) military branch movies. Read Critics...
- (150)
- Andrew Davis
- PG-13
- Kevin Costner
From 2006, The Guardian is the story of Chief Petty Officer Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), a rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard who is still working despite the retirement age of 40. After a horrific rescue situation during which his best friend died, Ben's boss finally gives him a choice - he can teach at a Coast Guard school or retire.
Sep 29, 2006 · A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
- (98K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Andrew Davis
- 2006-09-29
"The Guardian" is a pro-military propaganda movie from Hollywood that attempts to mask its agenda behind the life-saving rhetoric of Coast Guard rescue swimmers. Full Review | Original Score:...
Sep 18, 2006 · With Kevin Costner well cast as a demanding mentor haunted by past failures, and Ashton Kutcher surprisingly effective as a brash recruit dealing with his own demons, the overlong but involving ...
Sep 29, 2006 · By Amy Ryan. Published on September 29, 2006 07:51PM EDT. Does The Guardian sink or swim? Does it stay afloat or end up waterlogged? There: I’ve now used up most of the puns needed to write a...
Sep 27, 2006 · The Guardian is a pleasant enough distraction, although like so much of Costner's work it is far too long. Director Andrew Davis throws in a couple of scary rescues, and the dialogue is ...
