lukearmy7 posted a MOVIE REVIEW item:
about 2 years ago
| Directed by: |
Andrew Davis |
| Written by: |
Ron Brinkerhoff |
| Cast: |
Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough, Clancy Brown, Melissa Sagemiller, Brian Geraghty, Sela Ward |
| Studio: |
Walt Disney |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Official Site: |
www.guardianmovie.com |
Plot: The US Coast Guard version of "Top Gun" with a little "An Officer and A Gentleman" thrown in: an aging USCG rescue swimmer's team is killed in a horrific rescue mission. Immediately prior to this terrible event, his wife also announced that she cannot take anymore. His first love is always the rescue mission. This leaves him an obviously emotional wreck. His commender gives him a choice - quit or take a position as an instructor at the USCG training facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the position. Moving into the school, he immediately increases the 18 week curriculum that routinely fails half of the people that attend. Here he meets a young man with unlimited potential, but with some secret that seems to hold him back as a team player. Delving into his past, links are found that make him a psychic twin to the older man. Thrown into the midst of the story is a romance with a local girl. Rescue missions punctuate the beginning and end of the story with the training sessions the center of the film.
Review:
Wow, where the hell was I when this one came out? Ashton Kutcher proves once again he has the acting ability to hold down his own for a drama flick. Especially a couple of parts in the film, he really solidified that he could. I felt he did a phenomenal job, as well the other main man Kevin Costner. The banter used between him Kutcher's character, and numerous other ones throughout the film were pretty funny to see. Actually quite a bit of laughter ensues through a decent majority of the film. Happy to report even with the 139 minute long run-time, the movie never felt like it was dragging on or anything of the sort. I highly recommend everyone giving this great movie a watch, who knows, you might fancy it as much as I do. Blu ray purchase worthy, dvd at minimum.
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