Review of The Bodyguard (1992) by Bill T — 14 Mar 2012
A popular date movie and box-office hit in the early 1990s, "The Bodyguard" follows Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner), an ex-Secret Service agent, turned bodyguard, who is hired by pop sensation Rachel Marron (the late Whitney Houston in her film debut) after a series of incidents involving an obsessed fan.
Cue the predictable romance, accompanied by the predictable melodramatic songs (sung by Houston, of which "I Will Always Love You" is still the stand out). Actually, besides the formidable soundtrack work by its star actress, there's very little to care about here.
The writing is particularly woeful, with plot contrivances that straining the already-forced chemistry between the leads ever further. Even the climax seems to come out of nowhere due to a lack of fundamental information that isn't included in the script.
We are made to gasp as Kevin Costner swoops in and saves the songstress time and time again, but we've seen it all before and executed much better than this. My advice on "Bodyguard": buy the soundtrack, which is still great, but skip the movie.
This review of The Bodyguard (1992) was written by Bill T on 14 Mar 2012.
The Bodyguard has generally received mixed reviews.
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