A coworker said The Departed was the best movie he'd seen so far this year. It has has a star studded cast-Leonardo deCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen. Vera Farmiga, unknown to me, was great as the girlfriend/psychiatrist and pretty much the only female in the cast. It has a fair amount of violence in it. It is set in Boston. The acting is superb. The story complex and intriguing. It follows the lives of two policemen, one clean, and one dirty. It's hard to see through Matt Damon's charm. DeCaprio plays a tormented spirit without going overboard. I will rate it 4.5/5 acorns and half a clive.
The Guardian is a Coast Guard story. Kevin Costner is an aging "swimmer" who has sacrificed everything, even his masrriage, to his job which is saving people. He works out of Kodiak, Alaska. Clancy Brown is his boss. After losing his best friend and getting some severe injuries, Costner is sent to be an instructor. He meets Kutcher who is a hotshot swimmer out to break all Costner's records at the academy. It follows the Top Gun and Officer and Gentleman formula. It was exciting and well done. Kutcher shows another side of his acting, besides the cutie that he is. Costner was quite good I'm happy to say. It was hard for me to forgive him for The Postman. I will rate this movie 3.5/5 acorns.
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