Sadly Over-hyped

Memorable, crazy movie

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Greetings from Lithuania."The Bodyguard" (1992) is a wonderful drama / thriller / romance. It is not cheese romance by a mile, you can point your finger at any direction these days and find much, much more cheese movies then this one. Acting was solid by all involved, but especially of course by our leads Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston - we do care for these two sharply drawn characters. Directing was solid as well as involving script. And the outcome with the killer wasn't the for me the ultimate ending of the story - it surely was that plane scene.Overall, two great charismatic leads, involving writing and amazing (one of the kind) music makes this a very cool movie. It has some romance, it has some thrills and its all done in a very good way - add the unforgettable soundtrack and "The Bodyguard" becomes the ultimate guilty pleasure.

Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston star in this 1992 drama. Costner (The Untouchables) plays Frank Farmer, an ex-secret service agent who is hired to protect feisty, pop singer, Rachel Marron (Houston) who has an obsessed, crazed fan threatening her. After getting off to a rocky start, Frank and Rachel get romantically involved with each other in the process and he also gets to know her family too. This is a good romantic drama with a few suspenseful moments, Costner & Houston are great in it, had good chemistry with each other and who can forget Houston's hit song, "I Will Always Love You." Also, the late, Steve McQueen and Diana Ross were originally considered for the leads. I recommend this.

The film that is chose is ''The Bodyguard''. This film is directed by Mick Jackson, the actors are Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Whitney Houston is a famous singer, she has a lot of 'love' songs very popular like: 'I Always Love You', 'Greatest Love Of All', 'How Will I Know' and 'All The Man Need'. She died on 11 February 2012, because she used too much drugs and alcohol. Kevin Costner was also an actor and director in the famous movie 'Dances with wolfs'.Now shall I give you a bit of information. When the famous singer Rachel Moron is stalked by a crazy fan, she gets protection from the bodyguard Frank Farmer. But Rachel find the safety measures that Frank takes too excessive. Only when she escaped an attack at the last minute, she is aware of the seriousness of the situation. Rachel is very scared when she know that the crazy fan will kill her and her sun. Rachel and Frank learn each better and at the end, Frank is in love with Rachel.

The Bodyguard was always one of my favourite Costner flicks. I am a huge Costner fan even though he has slipped from Hollywood stardom in the last few years. I hadn't seen The Bodyguard in awhile and wanted to review it so I sat down to enjoy it again. I was surprised to discover that I found it a little slow at times, that it looked a little dated, and while I still enjoyed my favourite parts, the grainy and gritty romantic thriller definitely ages itself. But don't let that discourage you. The film is still a classic of its time. The pace of the film is definitely methodical, it doesn't apologize for taking its time to really lay out the characters and the mystery surround the stalker. The characters are all very well developed and the chemistry between Costner and Houston is really what makes this film, and the music of course. Houston's soundtrack to the film is formidable, and brilliant and you buy her as an insanely successful pop princess because she was and still is.Kevin Costner's Frank Farmer is this brooding, seemingly hardened former Secret Service agent. He enters the film mysteriously but you learn more about him throughout the film. Its really a great character and I can't imagine for minute anyone other than Costner playing the role. The late and legendary Whitney Houston plays Rachel Marron. She's the hot headed, short tempered diva but her character takes a lot of turns too and she definitely becomes more likable though she really does remain a diva throughout. Her and Costner are just sexy and brilliant together. The film has a terrific supporting cast including Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Tomas Arana and Mike Starr should be called out for especially strong supporting performances. Michele Lamar Richards does an okay job as Marron's sister Nicki. I always thought she was one of the poorer performances in the film which is really unfortunate especially being what a big important part she has in the film. DeVaughn Nixon does a decent job as Marron's son Fletcher.Everyone works very well together and some of the chemistry (as previously mentioned) is truly great while others go a little understated like Houston and Richards as sisters. Director Mick Jackson was really just getting his legs under him when he directed this film. He does a good job, his direction is decent, but the pacing could have definitely been better handled by more experience. I think he got lucky with a strong cast, especially the stars, and a well written story. Regardless of its few flaws and its slow pace, The Bodyguard is a nineties classic and must see viewing for Costner fans and Houston fans. Its the perfect romantic thriller for a quiet date night. 7/10