Review of Guarding Tess (1994) by Joyce J — 28 Sep 2007

Great movie,funny, sad ,serious but one to watch over and over again . MacLaine and Cage work wekll together . watch it if you haven't seen already.

This review of Guarding Tess (1994) was written by Joyce J on 28 Sep 2007.

Guarding Tess has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Debra M (149) on 16 Sep 2016

Contrived & manipulative, but it always brings a tear to my eye because of its 2 principals…

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By Aaron B (1,506) on 25 Aug 2010

Not Nicolas Cage's best work, but it does provide some entertainment. The performances are good, but the story is a little thin…

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By Michael R (2,154) on 04 Nov 2010

While not a bad movie it just feels like they could have done a little more with it, although MacLaine is great…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 01 Feb 2015

Matching Academy Award winners Nicolas Cage and Shirley MacLaine in a comedy, Guarding Tess sounded like a fun mismatch comedy feature…

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By Monsieur R (279) on 01 Jan 2011

This one is good from the start. You just know it. But as films can deteriorate as they go on, I am willing to review this one as I go…

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By Critic M (143) on 15 Apr 2013

A classic Nic Cage film that is as fun as it is touching. Bits of drama and mystery are interlaced to help give this one added depth…

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By Terrence Rafferty (56) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 22 Mar 2015

It's a dull, poky picture, which provides an unwelcome showcase for MacLaine's increasingly insufferable cute-gorgon shtick and no showcase…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 28 Feb 2012

If you are not entertained within the first ten minutes, then this film is not for you…

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By Carolyn C (92) on 12 Jan 2016

A charming if fantastical seriocomedy, and that's its only problem…

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By Rob L (734) on 09 Jan 2011

Not bad, just couldn't help but feel it could have had more done and been better. MacLaine is really the highlight in this one too…

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