The Bodyguard (1992)

Surprisingly poor and amateurish thriller. It earned millions, but it has a "made for TV" quality about it.

Kevin Costner plays an ex-Secret Service agent hired to protect a singer named Rachel (Whitney Houston). 

Unfortunately the plot is full of holes, the characters lack motivations for their actions, and the acting is mostly terrible. Gary Kemp is particularly awkward as Whitney’s brash English publicist. Houston is oddly unlikeable throughout. The film would have worked better if you could relate to her. Only Costner impresses. 

The plotting is leaden and you can see the twists before they arrive. I wanted to find out what all the fuss was about but I couldn’t. And to add insult to injury you have to hear Whitney murdering Dolly Parton’s once-beautiful “I Will Always Love You”.

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