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T. Bill debuts as an affectionate director, keenly aware of growing pains.
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In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience. Jul 24, 2007 | Full Review…
In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience.
Variety Staff
A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels. Jul 24, 2007 | Full Review…
A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels.
Dave Kehr
The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules. Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules.
Derek Adams
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. Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Roger Ebert
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. Aug 30, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
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.
Janet Maslin
The script by Alan Ormsby never decides whether violence is the problem or the solution, but his teen protagonists feel real. Sep 25, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The script by Alan Ormsby never decides whether violence is the problem or the solution, but his teen protagonists feel real.
Matt Brunson
That's why I keep coming back to My Bodyguard: It continually reveals new layers of truth about what it's really like to be a teenager, whether an outcast, a bully or the bullied. Feb 14, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
That's why I keep coming back to My Bodyguard: It continually reveals new layers of truth about what it's really like to be a teenager, whether an outcast, a bully or the bullied.
Christopher Lloyd
Coming of age story still relevant and engaging. Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Coming of age story still relevant and engaging.
Randy White
Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth. Oct 3, 2006 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth.
Pah-lease...so goofy Jan 26, 2004 | Rating: 2/5
Pah-lease...so goofy
Emily Blunt
Does the typical "spiritual uplift" routine without feeling saccharine or insincere. Jul 25, 2002 | Rating: 4.5/5
Does the typical "spiritual uplift" routine without feeling saccharine or insincere.
Scott Weinberg
Clifford Peache: Will you be my bodyguard? I'll pay you fifty cents every day. I'll do your homework for you. I'm pretty smart. My Bodyguard isn't a technically well made film by any stretch. It's a movie that doesn't really know what it is. A lot of the time, it feels like a family movie, with patented dialogue for the kids. Then the next minute, there's all this sexual innuendo and violence. The tones of the film are a little off. Still, this is a film I basically enjoyed. It's not a great achievement on any level, but a nice little drama film with some characters you really grow to care for. This is another bully movie. Clifford moves into a new school where he is instantly made another victim of the school bully, Moody and his team of goons. Clifford doesn't want to be like all the other kids who pay Moody each day to not get harassed. So he tries to buy protection from a huge kid name Linderman, who has a bunch of legends surrounding his name. He went in a rampage. He rapes teachers. Not even Moody wants to take Lindrrman on. Through hiring him as a bodyguard, the two become good friends. Basically their friendship is what makes the movie. I know it's all a little cliché and all, but when its done right and we actually care about the two of them; it works. Nothing too special going on here. There's a decent cast, with early roles from Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, and Joan Cusack. Chris Makepeace also makes for a decent teenager. He plays the role like a real person. He's every normal teenager you will ever meet. He doesn't play to a certain clique like most movies make all of their characters out to be. In real life, people don't work that way. It's worth a look if you like movies of this ilk. Other whys I'd suggest skipping it. Tony Bill doesn't do the audience any favors with his direction and the whole movie ends up resting on the relationship between Clifford and Linderman. Luckily the actors were able to pull off their performances with surprising authenticity.
Super Reviewer
A great teen drama/comedy movie. The story is both quirky and realistic. I really liked this movie, it's fun.
After all these years I still liked it.
We enjoyed this muchly as kids. It's a poignant movie like a super-version of an Afterschool special. I'm sure it would still go over well with kids today. I don't need to watch it again however.
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