The Guardian (2006/I)

Regista:

Andrew Davis

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Ron L. Brinkerhoff (written by)

Data di uscita:

29 settembre 2006 (USA)

Genere:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Slogan:

When lives are on the line, sacrifice everything.

Plot:

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Explosion | Reception | Storm | Drowning

Premi:

1 win & 3 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Costner's Comeback

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Ben Randall
Ashton Kutcher	...	Jake Fischer
Sela Ward	...	Helen Randall
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Emily Thomas
Clancy Brown	...	Capt. William Hadley
Omari Hardwick	...	Carl Billings
Alex Daniels	...	Wild Bill
Daniel J. Molthen	...	Co-Pilot Wakefield (as Lcdr. Daniel J. Molthen, USCG)
Andrew Schanno	...	Pilot Mitchell (as Lt. Andrew Schanno, USCG)
Adam Pena	...	Benjamin Reyes
Joe Arquette	...	Co-Pilot Antunez
Gary Billburg	...	Julian Zankich (as PO1 Gary Billburg, USCG)
Joshua Mitcheltree	...	Mitcheltree (as PO2 Joshua Mitcheltree, USCG)
Rusty Tennant	...	Mover #1
James Barnes	...	Doctor #1

Durata:

139 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Divieti:

Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | UK:12A (original rating) | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41893) | UK:12 (DVD rating)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Alaska, USA

Company:

Beacon Pictures

Curiosità:

One of the students was Mark Gangloff, an Olympic swimmer who won gold in Athens.

Errori:

Continuity: At the graduation parade, when Fischer is talking to Emily, the same woman in a blue pants suit walks behind them twice.

Citazioni:

Man in cave: I don't swim so good.
Ben Randall: You don't swim so good?
Man in cave: No, sir.
Ben Randall: It's okay. I swim pretty good.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-09-30)" (2006)

Colonna sonora:

Friday Night

Costner's Comeback

I went to an advance screening of this movie thinking I was about to embark on 120 minutes of cheezy lines, mindless plot, and the kind of nauseous acting that made "The Postman" one of the most malignant displays of cinematic blundering of our time. But I was shocked. Shocked to find a film starring Costner that appealed to the soul of the audience. Shocked that Ashton Kutcher could act in such a serious role. Shocked that a film starring both actually engaged and captured my own emotions. Not since 'Robin Hood' have I seen this Costner: full of depth and complex emotion. Kutcher seems to have tweaked the serious acting he played with in "Butterfly Effect". These two actors came into this film with a serious, focused attitude that shone through in what I thought was one of the best films I've seen this year. No, its not an Oscar worthy movie. It's not an epic, or a profound social commentary film. Rather, its a story about a simple topic, illuminated in a way that brings that 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 work. Bravo!