Review of Guarding Tess (1994) by Melanie G — 25 Feb 2009
So I was looking for something shorter to watch and this one is right at an hour and a half. Not a Nick Cage fan but I do love Shirley MacLaine.
Started out a little slow. More irritating than not. Tess Carlisle was petulant and Doug Chesnick was spineless. Thought I would hate it. But then Tess starts to soften a bit and Doug begins to find his backbone, and then throw in the excitement Chesnick feels he's been missing in his post, guarding a former first lady.
It doesn't seem like it would ever work up to anything worthwhile to watch but somehow, it charms you...
The ending redeems every unpalatable moment that precedes it. Nice flick if you have 90 minutes or so to fill.
This review of Guarding Tess (1994) was written by Melanie G on 25 Feb 2009.
Guarding Tess has generally received mixed reviews.
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