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2006

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Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher team up in this torch-passing tale of the brave men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard. When a routine rescue mission goes horribly wrong and a team of rescue swimmers are killed, their leader Ben Randall (Costner, JFK) is reassigned to teach an elite squadron of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers down .. Read more

Starring	Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller
Director	Andrew Davis
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Kevin Costner finally acts his age in this decidedly patchy US Coast Guard drama, and is spot-on as the lead rescue... read more on Time Out
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  - 08 Sep 2009 at 00:59
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  Flawed but ok.
  
  This film should have ended thirty minutes before it did. However first two thirds make great watching, then methinks the scriptwriter went on a little bender... read more »
  
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  - No so silent Bob
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  - 27 Sep 2007 at 11:13
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  Good enough film but not exactly a gripping plot
  
  Good enough film but not exactly a gripping story, at least not until well gone half way until it gets really good (i won't ruin the film for anyone buy ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Apr 2012 at 10:08
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  Action and depth
  
  Kevin Costner does it again. This is a really good, gripping film with just the right amount of action in it. Some of the filming is excellent and really makes ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Mar 2012 at 15:41
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  Good Watch
  
  Sitting on the sofa wasnt expecting much from this.
  
  However, exceeded expectations. Found myself drawn into this film. Feel kutcher and costner both ... read more »
  
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- - mr_pig
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  - 10 Feb 2012 at 12:02
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  Beautiful and corageous
  
  Beautiful and corageous, one of the most gripping films I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Just made it to one of the best films I have ever seen.
  
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- - whitetiger84sg
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  - 26 Jan 2012 at 00:00
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  Well worth renting
  
  Briliant film, full of human nature conflict and plenty of action, and a very good twist to the ending I would recommend to all.
  
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- - lellychops
  - 7 reviews
  - 02 Dec 2011 at 07:07
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  Familiar territory, rehashed
  
  A well made movie that suffers from being a good 30 mins too long. It's a cross between Officer and A gentleman, and Heartbreak Ridge, both of which it ... read more »
  
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- - ChrisLonie
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  - 07 Nov 2011 at 14:22
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  Outstanding acting
  
  Great film, I think this has to be Kevin Costner's greatest ever film. The first time i saw this movie brought a tear to my eye because the ending is so sad... read more »
  
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  - 06 Nov 2011 at 03:26
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  Predictable passing the tourch saga
  
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  I agree with the top gun comparrison, the pace of the whole film is off, some parts are skimmed over with an implied meaning, other parts are dragged out. The ... read more »
  
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- - supernortherner
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  - 24 Oct 2011 at 21:06
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  Good film
  
  It was a good film. I don't particularly think these kind of movies suit ashton but kevin was brilliant. I personally don't particularly like how it ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Oct 2011 at 20:39
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  Worth seeing.
  
  It's a good movie. Nice photography and has a good plot. On the bad side, it's too long, they could have saved the last 30 min. Nevertheless worth ... read more »
  
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- - 89
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  Flawed but ok.
  
  This film should have ended thirty minutes before it did. However first two thirds make great watching, then methinks the scriptwriter went on a little bender... read more »
  
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  - No so silent Bob
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  - 27 Sep 2007 at 11:13
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  I was hooked within 5 minutes
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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- - andy beard
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  - 20 Feb 2007 at 11:28
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  Bah, it's 60hrs long.
  
  I liked this movie much more when it was called 'Top Gun', they should have called it 'Top Fish'. Kevin Costner is a man who lives his work. ... read more »
  
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- - Tony Bruce
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  - 06 Mar 2007 at 13:29
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  Enjoyable and Entertaining
  
  The Guardian won't win any oscars but is very enjoyable and easy to watch. It is like Top Gun but the cadets are less irritating and the characters more ... read more »
  
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- - Welshslider
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  - Cwmbran
  - 07 Aug 2007 at 10:11
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  surprised!
  
  I went along after not being able to get into casino royale! didnt expect much and was very surprised, i thought the film was excellent... well worth watching... read more »
  
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  - 17 Jan 2007 at 22:37
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  Enjoyable
  
  I am not a great fan of Kutcher or Costner but put this on my list because of a preview I saw.
  
  All in all a very enjoyable film, and if you liked Top... read more »
  
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- - Stokie
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  - 15 May 2007 at 15:25
- - 10
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  Surprisingly quite reasonable !
  
  We didn't expect much from this, thinking it would probably be monotonus - and we really did not like 'Perfect Storm' which ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - 26 Jan 2007 at 13:22
- - 10
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  Chick Flick meets Action Movie
  
  If you liked Top Gun or An Officer & A Gentleman, you will like this.
  
  It really gets into the challenges and dangers faced by the coastguard and ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Feb 2007 at 15:12
- - 9
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  eye opener
  
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  I loved this film. My lad was sat on the edge of the sofa, i kept telling him to move!
  
  The Story centers on kevin costner who, after a rescue mission... read more »
  
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- - fiona
  - yorkshire
  - 12 Sep 2007 at 10:05
- - 9
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  better than you might think
  
  Slightly cheesey but alot better than you would expect. I watched this twice, once with my teenage son and once with my 11 year old daughter. They both really ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Feb 2007 at 14:21

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