Review – The Bodyguard

They must’ve wanted someone besides Whitney Houston for this role. I mean, Kevin Costner does a pretty good job (mostly because I think he’s pretty well suited to the straight-laced, conservative stiff role). But Houston? Here she’s cast as an egotistical celebrity rather than the sweet girl-next-door that’s served her as a persona throughout most of her musical career. They must have wanted Madonna or something, but I guess that wouldn’t have worked out after the thing between her and Costner in Truth or Dare. In any event, the whole idea of the awkward relationship between the spoiled singer and her gritty bodyguard was a pretty good plot concept, but somehow it just doesn’t seem to work here. Again, my guess is bad chemistry between the stars. Mildly amusing