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The only good things were Kutcher's love interest, and the old lady who owned the bar Costner's character frequents; good actresses. Dumb. Being a member of the CG Auxiliary I had high hopes for this movie. And the ending where Costner's character kills himself made no sense at all. Save your money and rent the Richard Gere/Debra winger classic instead. I was very disappointed. What could have been a good but often told tale of "the old veteran training young upshots" quickly degenerated into a rip-off of the vastly superior "Officer and a Gentleman," right down to the spray-the-young-recruit-with-a-hose scene.
I could watch it again and try to give it another shot, but it is just not worth it. i like costner and kutcher just fine and wanted to like this movie, but (oh jesus.). Watch at your own risk. I remember sitting in the movie theater and cringing in the pain of how horrible it was to watch this. it was awful. The screenplay was utter [.]., leading us to devastatingly horrible acting.
Costner's character is cut right out of a Hollywood cookie-cutter- the man who is so involved in his job that it's ruining his marriage. The ending is somewhat implausible, and there are more than a few segments that are REALLY dull. Ashton Kutcher is the cookie cutter upstart that finally gains the respect of the older man.Worth a look, but nothing special. This movie is good- and bad. The story is shot full of cliches, and it's more than predicable.
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Brinkerhoff's dialogue is non-fatty, and on the mark. The direction by Andrew Davis is crisp, and writer, Ron L. THE GUARDIAN is a long-overdue paen to the mostly unsung heroes of the Coast Guard Rescue teams. Though you've seen this formula concoction a myriad of times in various film genres, the acting is quite excellent, and the action pulse-pounding. I had assumed that Ashton Kutcher couldn't act before seeing this movie ( but he more than proved me wrong here ), and Costner definitely delivered the goods.
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