Ben Randall is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants Randall to go to the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer "A" School to train other rescue swimmers. He encounters a guy named Jake who's a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. So Ben puts him through the wringer to see if he can handle it.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ben Randall is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants Randall to go to the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer "A" School to train other rescue swimmers. He encounters a guy named Jake who's a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. So Ben puts him through the wringer to see if he can handle it.
Leave your thoughts about The Guardian.
| iF MagazineAbbie BernsteinThe Gaurdian is a really good example of its genre, even though it's possible,well easy, to see most of the story developments coming a good way off, like a killer storm on the horizon. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerLike a light out on the ocean, you can see everything coming for miles in The Guardian. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe film's grueling training sequences have a perverse fascination, and, though he's nothing special here, Kutcher is probably the most appealing he has been in a big-screen role. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe overly familiar plot points also make the film feel a little dated. |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyAshton Kutcher shines in this highly entertaining, action-packed homage to real Coast Guard swimmers who risk their lives in storm-tossed waters to save strangers. |
| MaximPete HammondAn unforgettable motion picture experience that dives right into the heart and soul of a true hero. |
| Reno Gazette-JournalForrest HartmanThe story doesn't offer anything new, but [director Andrew] Davis tells it with conviction ... and sometimes that's enough. |
| Calgary MoviesRyan CracknellOverly bloated action drama that is predictable and drawn out. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachThe Guardian is that rarest of cinematic commodities: an action movie displaying brains and heart and the opportunity for its stars to do something more than keep the narrative flowing between explosions. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottIt is surprising to find quite a good Coast Guard movie. But then, it's surprising to find any Coast Guard movie. |
