The Guardian
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- Synopsis
- After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at A School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers....
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- Director(s)
- Andrew Davis
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 135 min.
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Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites
The overlong but involving drama has obvious cross-generational appeal.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
An action movie, a basic training movie, a swaggering sea adventure, a home front melodrama and an inspiring tough-love heroic teacher fable. If the aggregate of all these movies is exhausting and occasionally overwrought, some of the parts are stirring and effective, though not exactly fresh.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | James GreenbergAdd Critic to Favorites
That the film doesn't rise above the formulaic is a particular disappointment as these stunningly brave Rescue Swimmers deserve a film as daring as they are.Read the full review
