Review – The Guardian (2006)

With Kevin Costner playing an old pro mentoring an up-and-coming kid with talent and attitude (Ashton Kutcher), the most obvious parallel is of course Bull Durham. But this turns out to be more Heartbreak Ridge, with lots of military macho posturing and boot-camp-esque escapades. At least these guys are rescue swimmers for the Coast Guard, so that comes across as somewhat more heroic than Marines liberating Grenada. Though the result lasts somewhere around twice as long as it really needs to, I’ve seen worse celebrations of masculinity. Mildly amusing