The Guardian
A coast guard adventure from the director of The Fugitive. After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Costner), is sent to teach at "A" School: an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Kutcher), who is driven to be the best.
- Director:
- Andrew Davis (Collateral Damage, The Fugitive, Under Siege, Holes)
- Writer:
- Ron L. Brinkerhoff
- Cast:
- Kevin CostnerAshton KutcherSela WardMelissa SagemillerAdam Pe?a
Reviews & comments
The Guardian
pressWhile Late Night wants to be loved, instead it will have to settle for being liked.
Variety
pressCliches and conventions from several generations of basic-training scenarios are proficiently recycled in "The Guardian," a shrewdly updated version of classic (and not-so-classic) military-themed pics about grizzled, blunt-spoken vets who transform cocksure hotheads into coolly efficient professionals...
Premiere Magazine
pressUltimately a valentine to the unsung heroes of the US Coast Guard and it's probably long overdue...
New Zealand Herald
pressIt's still a movie that manages to be damper on dry land than it is at sea. But when it heads out there you can't help but be impressed by the dangers and excitement of the job. Less impressive is the film's interminable finales. It's a film drowning in endings...
Hollywood Reporter
pressThat the film doesn't rise above the formulaic is a particular disappointment as these stunningly brave Rescue Swimmers deserve a film as daring as they are...
Film Threat
pressDavis and company need to be taken to task for giving us a movie that makes rescue divers, arguably among the most death-defying of professionals, boring...
The Guardian
pressWhile Late Night wants to be loved, instead it will have to settle for being liked.
Variety
pressCliches and conventions from several generations of basic-training scenarios are proficiently recycled in "The Guardian," a shrewdly updated version of classic (and not-so-classic) military-themed pics about grizzled, blunt-spoken vets who transform cocksure hotheads into coolly efficient professionals...
Premiere Magazine
pressUltimately a valentine to the unsung heroes of the US Coast Guard and it's probably long overdue...
New Zealand Herald
pressIt's still a movie that manages to be damper on dry land than it is at sea. But when it heads out there you can't help but be impressed by the dangers and excitement of the job. Less impressive is the film's interminable finales. It's a film drowning in endings...
Hollywood Reporter
pressThat the film doesn't rise above the formulaic is a particular disappointment as these stunningly brave Rescue Swimmers deserve a film as daring as they are...
Film Threat
pressDavis and company need to be taken to task for giving us a movie that makes rescue divers, arguably among the most death-defying of professionals, boring...
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