Review of Guarding Tess (1994) by Nathan O — 03 Jul 2007

This movie was quite good. nic cage and shirley maclaine had a very good chemesty on screen.

This review of Guarding Tess (1994) was written by Nathan O on 03 Jul 2007.

Guarding Tess has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Bengel W (473) on 24 Sep 2013

Shirley MacLaine as a former first lady will have you in stitches of laughter as she treats Nicholas Cage with tasks that do not belong to…

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By Tom J (188) on 13 Dec 2016

Pleasant movie. Good cast. Comedic and dramatic tension between Cage and McLaine is marvelous…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 08 Mar 2012

Like the role itself, Cage is clearly in service here to a fabled but fading star, and he seldom slips on that second banana…

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By Addison P (213) on 12 Jun 2010

I really enjoyed this movie, found it very. Good ending as well…

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By Alex M (2,014) on 11 Mar 2013

The film is indeed likable…

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By James M (2,946) on 28 Apr 2010

There's a touching and funny chemistry between the two leads, aside from that it's quite an average movie…

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By Gary T (2,283) on 05 Jun 2010

Well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch................its got a good cast of actors/actressess…

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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 Jason B (1,741) on 19 Jun 2010

Nick Cage being Nick Cage, but a good time waster movie that is entertaining. Enjoyed it. Shirley Maclaine was great and I liked the dynamic…

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