The Guardian Reviews

Movie Reviews

• There's nothing in "The Guardian" that we haven't seen a hundred or so times before

  by John Urbancich [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]

• regurgitates formulaic elements in a way that pays off repeatedly and potently

  by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]

• it has a genuine sincerity about it that's most welcome

  by David Mercier [FilmJudge ]

• doesn't offer much that's new or interesting

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]

• Brinkerhoff just doesn't dive deep enough

  by James Greenberg [The Hollywood Reporter ]

• a movie that feels too much like a Coast Guard recruitment film

  by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]

• a missed opportunity

  by Pam Grady [Reel ]

• a great story marred by way too much stirring sincerity

  by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
• Review rate : B+ Reviewed by Chris Kaltenbach [The Baltimore Sun ]
• Reviewed by Sue Pierman [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
• Review rate : C+ Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
• Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic ]
• Reviewed by Jessica Reaves [Chicago Tribune ]
• Reviewed by Bridget Byrne [Boxoffice Magazine ]
• Reviewed by Rob Humanick [Slant Magazine ]
• Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
• Reviewed by Joe Leydon [Variety ]
• Reviewed by Harper Barnes [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
• Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times ]

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