The Guardian

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

A+ movie...soon to be a classic, 2010-08-16
This film was great all the way around, but the acting by Costner and Kutcher were off the chain. They had great chemistry on line (and I'm not talking sexually either), great friendship and almost fatherly/son type by the end. Stroyline was great had a variety of emotions and events in it to fit everyones style. A must have if you like either actor or if you like military films. It is just a heart warming, action-drama, real life senerio movie. Just a very well done movie. Recomend to anyone and everyone.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

The Guardian, 2010-06-14
This is pretty much what a coastie has to do to become a rescue swimmer, much like what others have to do to become a Navy Seal, Green Baret, etc. My branch of the service I retired from.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Surprisingly great., 2010-05-07
This will be brief since others have already taken the time to write in depth reviews. In short: I dismissed this film because of Ashton Kutcher, however with my utmost respect for the Coast Guard I decided to watch this anyway. I truly enjoyed this film and I think many others would feel the same way.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

"Action-Packed", 2010-03-10
Kevin Kostner and Ashton Kutcher star in "The Guardian", a film about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, people who save lives. Ben, played by Kostner, is given an assignment, one he doesn't want, and that is to train a cocky, arrogant new recruit, played by Kutcher. The two find themselves at odds at the beginning because each have their own secrets, but what develops is a deep and respectful friendship between two men who eventually find themselves relying on the other to survive. "The Guardian" is well-produced with intelligent action sequences and the performances are flawless. The Bering Sea was the actual location where this film was produced, often noted for its horrendous and terrifying water. The DVD comes with deleted scenes, an alternate ending, audio commentary, and a featurette on the making of the movie. Critic Jeanne Wolf says, "Kostner and Kutcher have never been more compelling and heroic".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

The Guardian, 2010-02-04
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. It's a story about a simple topic, illuminated in a way that brings the audience to a higher level of empathy than thought possible. That's what I think good film-making is and I for one am throughly impressed by this movie. This movie will earn your applause.