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I went prepared t hate Ashton Kutcher's performance in this, as I haven't seen anything he's in where he was remotely convincing. I was surprised to see that he does OK here, maybe even well. As everyone knows, this is a sort of Coast Guard "Top Gun" meets "Officer and a Gentleman", where troubled champion swimmer Kutcher enrolls in the Coast Guard's elite rescue swimmer course, now run by Kevin Kostner. Kostner has troubles of his own: his wife has left him and hanging over him is a decision he made on his last mission where his crew was lost.
A sort of rivalry develops bewteen the two, punctuated every so often by dramatic rescues at sea. Over time a bond develops, much like father and son. Other sub plots come and go, the major one involving a romance bewteen Kutcher and a local woman.
Speaking of women, we see two or thre getting off the recruitment bus and we hear the term "men and women" used but we never see the women in training, either with the guys or separatly. There is one cute blong out one night with the guys at a bar, but that's it. At graduation, it's all male.
VERY predictable, but then again so is a dinner at a favorite restaurant or a jazz or comedy performance by a familiar artist. Great action sequences make this one a worth while film.
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Topic - The Guardian" - rico 09:30:11 10/02/06 (18)
- rico: Have you seen "The butterfly effect," if so what do you think about AK performance? /NT/ - L_Johnny 13:24:48 10/03/06 (2)
- Best thing he ever did . . . not disappointing at all. * - mr grits 17:08:27 10/04/06 (0)
- Re: rico: Have you seen "The butterfly effect," if so what do you think about AK performance? /NT/ - rico 09:33:58 10/04/06 (0)
- Roeper said... - mkuller 11:08:43 10/02/06 (0)
- Kutcher was GREAT in That Seventies Show, never dropped character. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:44:04 10/02/06 (13)
- There is no "Kutcher." The name is Mr. Demi Moore. He'd have - tinear 18:10:47 10/02/06 (12)
- Re: There is no "Kutcher." The name is Mr. Demi Moore. He'd have - rico 08:42:15 10/03/06 (11)
- Re: There is no "Kutcher." The name is Mr. Demi Moore. He'd have - jamesgarvin 11:35:44 10/03/06 (9)
- Re: There is no "Kutcher." The name is Mr. Demi Moore. He'd have - rico 11:40:38 10/03/06 (8)
- Re: There is no "Kutcher." The name is Mr. Demi Moore. He'd have - jamesgarvin 14:47:13 10/03/06 (7)
- Jimmy, please research her producing. She is a power in Hollywood. If you think - tinear 14:59:12 10/03/06 (6)
- She is most definitely not a powerful person in Hollywood these days. AK has more star power than she does. nt - sjb 08:55:56 10/04/06 (0)
- Re: Jimmy, please research her producing. She is a power in Hollywood. If you think - jamesgarvin 07:56:09 10/04/06 (4)
- No woman Demi's age has an acting career of any note, except for the - tinear 16:34:58 10/07/06 (2)
- Re: No woman Demi's age has an acting career of any note, except for the - jamesgarvin 16:16:07 10/08/06 (1)
- Oh, and one more thing... - jamesgarvin 17:39:09 10/08/06 (0)
- A splash of cold water on the face! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:40:12 10/04/06 (0)
- Never saw what you saw, nor did I say I had. I simply observed, as a connoisseur of acting... - clarkjohnsen 09:33:22 10/03/06 (0)
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