The Guardian

  • 2006


MOVIE IS various intelligent interesting predictable exciting
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19 %
37 % Rotten
$ 14 Million
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Positive Reviews 25
Negative reviews 12
Average Rating 2.8/5
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3.0
Still, I think screenwriter Ron L. Brinkerhoff deserves some credit for crafting a script that actually makes something interesting out of a pretty bo .. Cinema Blend
3.0
There is even a mythical spiritual message at the end of the film that will appeal to many. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
With its shopworn premise and cast of overly familiar characters, FUGITIVE director Andrew Davis action tribute to the unsung heroes of the elite U.S. .. Tv Guide
2.5
But not even Davis can save the movie from its 136 interminable minutes and half a dozen endings; it wont risk leaving anything out. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Its got acting that cant be beat, a script thats funny and intelligent, and superbly crafted action sequences. Reel Film Reviews
2.8
It is a bit above average for this kind of film.I couldnt help but admire the films noble spirit, which is sorely lacking in most movies. Lariat
3.2
Is that enough.Its borderline, but sometimes nothing special is OK. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Everyone in this military approved drama is hugely heroic and self sacrificing. Shadows On The Wall
2.5
But sometimes the best thing an actor can do is to stop stretching and stand in place. Cs Monitor
2.5
He eschews both macho heroics and New Man sensitivity in favor of a quirky vulnerability.The film is frequently interesting as a result. Film Journal International ..
2.5
But what we get in exchange is a movie that feels too much like a Coast Guard recruitment film.Who wants to pay to see that Boston
3.8
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t .. Star Tribune
3.2
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3.5
Also, Im disappointed that the love story between Kutchers character and an elementary school teacher (Melissa Sagemiller) comes across as too cutesy .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.8
type TV Show Current Status In Season run date 09/18/01 performer Simon Baker, Dabney Coleman, Alan Rosenberg broadcaster CBS genre Drama, Crime We ga .. Ew
2.0
The same watchable but weary tripe about what it takes to become an American hero, as unconvincingly applied to rescue swimmers. Empire
3.5
What ought to be an action packed tale of daring sea rescues ends up just being wet. Eye For Film
3.5
Yes, the elements are formulaic and somewhat predictable, but it is well done and we get involved with the characters.
3.2
Its not a bad movie, its just obvious.Whats Good About It: The ocean rescue scenes are exciting, and the effects are pretty spectacular. Movies
2.5
So much for drama.In place of drama, we get an in depth look at what its like to train to be a Coast Guard swimmer. Sf Gate
2.0
In other words, The Guardian is Top Gun in a swimming pool, and thoroughly mediocre with it. Bbc
1.5
On the witness stand, Gates detailed years of crimes, saying most of his wrongdoing was committed on behalf of his former boss, Paul Manafort, while o .. Washington Post
2.5
Any way you look at it, this sort of commonplace narrative is cookie cutter filmmaking, even when done with extra verve and intelligence. The Movie Boy
3.5
Only Grateful Dead fans want everything to be longer than it needs to be.I must confess that I walked into The Guardian expecting to be bored, and was .. Bullz-Eye
3.2
But, to the scribe and director Daviss credit, The Guardian is a well crafted and exciting old fashioned story that combines harrowing rescue action w .. Reeling Reviews
1.5
And punishing is indeed the word for this overlong, overearnest action angst fest its bloated like a corpse at sea, and yet it sinks straight to the b .. Flickfilosopher
2.5
The director is Andrew Davis, who made The Fugitive more than a decade ago.It hardly seems possible that this lazy, sluggish, overlong production coul .. ReelViews
2.5
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
2.0
But in Hollywood if you have a Fugitive under your belt youll never run out of chances to replicate it. Hollywood
3.5
Despite the movie being overly long and fairly cliched, it makes a strong showcase for Kevin Costners seasoned charisma. Seattle Pi
4.5
Ashton Kutcher shines in this highly entertaining, action packed homage to real Coast Guard swimmers who risk their lives in storm tossed waters to sa .. Tony Medley
2.0
Overlong, formulaic to a fault, and alternately boring or visually arresting, The Guardian is a pro military propaganda movie from Hollywood that atte .. Coles Mithey
3.0
Like most movies of its kind it goes to great lengths to make itself understood, substituting earnestness for subtlety.
2.5
You can do a lot worse in the multiplex, and its not a bad date movie. 7M Pictures
2.5
The Guardian does the job required: nothing more, nothing less, and nothing fancy. The Star
2.5
The Overland Park man driving a boat when it slammed into a Lake of the Ozarks bluff was legally intoxicated at the time of the crash, tests show. Kansas City
2.5
If Flyboys was Top Gun with biplanes and trench warfare, then The Guardian is Top Gun with diving gear and big waves. Christianity Today
3.1
Graduation day was a perfectly fine place to end.I would have even given the film an A had it finished itself there. Ross Anthony
1.3
There is something truly funny about The Guardian not that Disney paid to make it, but that it closes with A Bryan Adams Power Ballad. The Filmy Ap
2.5
Kutcher, unfortunately, isnt yet experienced enough or talented enough to find those inner crevices of his characters psyche.
3.1
At times, it is a thrilling film and emotional journey led by two fine actors. Waffle Movies
3.1
Often spectacular, tense and thrilling, The Guardian ably dramatizes the risks and rigors of being the miracle for those awash in crisis.But its inter .. Chron
3.2
It almost feels as if Davis wanted to try and please every demographic that will see the film. From The Balcony
3.0
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3.1
a drama thats sometimes as generic as its title... (but)when theyre not being forced to snarl at each other, Costner and Kutcher make a likable team.. .. James Sanford on Film
4.5
Less than impressed with Randall (after all, hes over 40 and who can do anything of value over 40!),
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
3.0
The Guardian is entirely predictable but its a good formula. They make the ride fun. Can Mag
2.5
The plot developments feel more like the stuff of an extended recruitment commercial than that of a dramatic narrative.The tone is deathly serious, wh .. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
1.5
Something about swimming pools renders them unfit settings for high drama. Style Weekly
2.0
NOTE: The showtimes listed on CalgaryMovies.com come directly from the theatres announced schedules, which are distributed to us on a weekly basis. Calgary Movies
1.5
The Guardian is ultimately a by the numbers movie that failed to hit big at the box office, seemingly lost to time. Various elements seem dated or uni .. Lewton Bus
1.5
Will definitely rescue some moviegoers from the post summer doldrums, but someone should have told Davis that theres going to be casualities if he lea .. UGO Screenwriter's Voice



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