The Guardian
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Actor: Ashton Kutcher, Clancy Brown, Kevin Costner, Melissa Sagemiller, Sela WardBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 139 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
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- Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher star in The Guardian, the powerful, action-packed drama that takes you inside the never-before-seen world of the elite Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Costner) is given a mission he doesn t want training raw recruits. Once there, he knocks heads with cocky Jake Fis
DVD Reviews of The Guardian
DVD Review: Lengthy,and slow at times,but otherwise,very well done
Summary: 4 Stars
Over the years,with all of the sources of rescue that America has had,one of the most remarkable and reliable sources of rescue has proven itself to be,by far,the United States Coast Guard. If it was not for the United States Coast Guard,America would not be as fortunate as we are to receive all of the help that we get once hurricanes (especially Hurricane Katrina)hit and harm America. Also,there would not be as many people out there who,while they have run into dangerous weather in the ocean,have been fortunate enough to be rescued by the United States Coast Guard. And,with all of the great service that the United States Coast Guard has brought and continues to bring to the United States,it is great to have "The Guardian"--a film that not only pays great homage to the United States Coast Guard,but is a very strong film,itself.
This film starts off by going into the life of Ben Randall (Kevin Costner). At this point in the film,despite all of the success that Ben has had and all of the respect that he has earned as a member of the United States Coast Guard,things in his life are not going well for him at this period in his life. Alongside being a part of two failed operations that were held within the United States Coast Guard,at the same time,Ben finds his marriage to his wife,Helen Randall(Sela Ward)falling apart. And,depsite the fact that Ben Randall has tried to make the best effort that he can to keep his job and marriage together,neither two end up to be successful,something that does not stop taking its negative toll on Ben's life....
However,shortly after Ben Randall has had his two failed operations within
the United States Coast Guard and finds his marriage starting to fall apart,luck comes for Ben. Once Ben has gotten a job as an instructor to young trainees who are trying to join the United States Coast Guard,Ben feels that this will be a really good way to reform himself and his mistakes,as well as his marriage. At the same time,Ben does not feel that there will be any problems involved in being the instructor of the trainees who are training to be in the United States Coast Guard,and takes the job.
However,once Ben Randall has begun his new job as an instructor,he is proven to be wrong with his feeling of not having any problems with his new job. This is when Ben has gotten to know one of his students,Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher). Jake,a former high school student with a very impressive and respectable background as a swimmer on his high school swimming team (who is also in the class that Ben is now teaching for the third time),has his own plans for his service in the United States Coast Guard,and is prepared to make sure that he is the person that benefits the most from his service in the U.S. Coast Guard. This causes a lot of problems between Ben and Jake. But,once Ben and Jake are at each other,and once both Ben and Jake have learned about each other,this movie not only picks up at a higher pace,but proves itself to be very interesting and suspenseful,with a lot of drama and good insight into the lives of the characters of Ben and Jake,at the same time.
When it comes down to "The Guardian",be warned--this film,at times,is very slow (not too bad,but enough to be mentioned and made aware of)and is a very lengthy film (clocking in at two hours and twenty minutes). Yet,despite all of those flaws of "The Guardian",it still is really good,otherwise. Not only does "The Guardian" do a good job at showing a firsthand account of the United States Coast Guard and what the U.S. Coast Guard is like (it is worth noting that the U.S. Coast Guard themselves appear in this film alongside the actors in this film),the way it is structured as a film pulls it off really well. The script that is accompanying this film's plot does a good job at taking its time and containing not only strong elements of drama,but also a lot of suspense that not only keeps its viewers entertained,but makes its viewers wonder what will happen next,at the same time. However,the most worthwhile parts of this film that definitely derserve their recognition are,by far,the performances of Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. Here,Kevin Costner does a good job at bringing his character of Ben Randall to life and letting viewers of this film know who Ben Randall is as a person,by taking the route of bringing the onstage personalities he has brought into his other films("JFK","Dragonfly",etc.)into his performance of Ben Randall that is to be found here. As for Ashton Kutcher's performance as Jake Fischer,throughout this entire film,Kutcher gets to know his character better by not only bringing out his (Kutcher's)serious side of an actor (something that people did not envision at first,but have been shown over the years with Kutcher's roles in films such as "The Butterfly Effect" and "Bobby")and blending it in with his comedic side as an actor (something that everyone is aware of). With the way that Kevin Costner portrays Ben Randall and the way that Ashton Kutcher portrays Jake Fischer,Costner and Kutcher both do an excellent job at blending their personalties as actors (two personalities that have proven to be very different from each other over the years,but not too differently recently with Kutcher taking on more serious film roles)onto the screen,which brings this film more chemistry and is a contribution to this film being entertaining,at the same time.
It is also worth nothing that the DVD edition of this film has a lot of interesting bonus feautures on it. Here,not only do you see the alternate ending for this film that was originally going to be used to end this film (with some good insight from this film's director,Andrew Davis,as to why the ending was not used),a good selection of this film's deleted scenes,a behind the scenes look into the making of this film,a tribute to the swimmers of the United States Coast Guard,a couple of sneak peeks,and a good audio commentary from both Andrew Davis and Ron L. Brinkherhoff (this film's writer). These bonus feautures are not only worthwhile,but do a good job at making this DVD a good package,at the same time.
Overall,a very strong and well written film,with good elements of both drama and comedy. If you are a fan of Kevin Costner and/or Ashton Kutcher and have enjoyed other films such as "The Perfect Storm" and "The Fugitive","The Guardian" is the film to watch.
4/5
Description of The Guardian
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher star in THE GUARDIAN, the powerful, action-packed drama that takes you inside the never-before-seen world of the elite Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Costner) is given a mission he doesn?t want ? training raw recruits. Once there, he knocks heads with cocky Jake Fischer (Kutcher), a swimming champ driven by a painful secret, who?s more interested in breaking Ben?s records than saving lives. But Ben also sees Jake has what it takes to be the best of the best. Filled with spectacular rescues in the lethal waters of the Bering Sea, THE GUARDIAN is a riveting and compelling story that dives straight into the heart and soul of real heroes, the unsung guardians of the sea.Bestsellers in DVD
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