The Guardian Review

I rented this movie a several weeks ago. This was another film that I intended to see, but never had the chance to catch it while it was still in the theater. Some of the scenes looked like they may have been very impressive on the big screen, so I hate that I missed it while it was in the theater. However, this movie apparently translated well to DVD. The special effects were still exceptional even on regular television.

This movie was writer Ron L. Brinherhoff's second screenplay. The dialogue in this movie was great. The plot was structured well and fairly believable. There were some details in this movie that felt constructed for the purpose of adding drama. There was a bar scene that surpassed any attempt at logic. That scene would have had a very different outcome in real life. I accept that as artistic license, but that one scene would have been better if it were left on the cutting room floor. The characters were fairly well developed, although there were a couple that were shallow. The writer did a good job of connecting the audience to the main character which was essential with a story line like this. The writing was probably the weakest part of this film for me, but was still very solid.

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