My Bodyguard (1980)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:21
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When affluent, harmless Clifford begins attending classes at his new school, he is immediately targeted by its cruel, resident gang. When Clifford finally grows tired of being their whipping boy,... [More]
Starring: Matt Dillon, Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Ruth Gordon
Director: Tony Bill
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The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules. Full Review |
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In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience. Full Review |
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A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels. Full Review |
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Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth. Full Review |
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This movie is fun to watch because it touches memories that are shared by most of us, and because its young characters are recognizable individuals, and not simplified cartoon figures like so many movie teen-agers. Full Review |
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A sweet little movie about characters who really seem to be people, and that sort of verisimilitude is rarer than it ought to be nowadays. Full Review |
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Pah-lease...so goofy
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