- Film Review
- Reviewed By Dave Aldridge
-
3 out of 5
This corny but thrilling action adventure is further proof that Kevin Costner is getting better with age. He plays Ben Randall, an ace US Coast Guard Rescue swimmer who's transferred to a training facility after being involved in a tragedy at sea that left his crew dead. Among the students he's assigned is cocky Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), a young hotshot who has the ability if not the attitude to take Randall's crown. If this was a western, Costner would be the old gunslinger and Kutcher the quick-draw kid who wants to take him down. Clichés aside, the film's storm-rescue sequences are outstanding and Costner demonstrates how an action hero can age gracefully. Sure, the film is a tad too long, and the quasi-mythic elements are a bit silly. Otherwise, this is a guilty pleasure.
Plot Summary
Action adventure starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. Following a tragedy at sea, veteran US Coast Guard Rescue swimmer Ben Randall is assigned to a training centre in Louisiana where he soon clashes with a cocky but talented recruit.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Ben Randall
- Kevin Costner
- Jake Fischer
- Ashton Kutcher
- Emily Thomas
- Melissa Sagemiller
- Maggie McGlone
- Bonnie Bramlett
- Captain William "Bill" Hadley
- Clancy Brown
- Helen Randall
- Sela Ward
- Jack Skinner
- Neal McDonough
- Frank Larson
- John Heard
- Hodge
- Brian Geraghty
- Cate
- Shelby Fenner
- Co-pilot Antunez
- Joe Arquette
- Danny Doran
- Peter Gail
Crew
- Director
- Andrew Davis
- Share this episode
-