The Guardian: Review By Summit10

A story about heroism, sacrifice and knowing when to let go!

Legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), in a not your typical job film, where you can find it a bit perplexing that your job description is to save lives and your office desk is the whole freaking ocean!

Moments of desperation comes and goes just like a McDonald meal served for the whole day! Nothing can shake the nerves of this hero of the high seas, until one tragic mission...

There were fishermen who were found floating already and seeing that one was presumed alive, Ben came to the rescue but without sacrifice, a tidal wave hurled a massive container and the helicopter comes crashing down pulling the lone survivor into his deathly grave!

Wanting to save his partner Carl, they were sent a lifeboat before extraction and is was a little too late for his best friend and partner!

This trauma and a troubled marriage had brought more complications to his life. Ironic, he saves lives and yet he cannot save his own from his personal concerns. So, Coast Guard Captain William Hadley (Clancy Brown) offered 2 options is either walk out of here or take the desk job at A Point to school some new Coast Guards and to get back on his feet from all his emotional stress.

Enter hotshot Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), show off, c*cky but hilarious. A guy you just want to shut up. Goes into training camp and trying to beat every single record that Ben accomplished. Bar fights, casual dating and tremendous work out from the veteran himself gave him some epiphany in his life.

Though, there were few insights that Jake made him king of the hill, he never got point from wasting time. Soon all began to unravel when Ben understood what was bothering him and what tragic accident happened that left Jake wanting attention and some direction in his life.

Ben sees Jake as a potential not just in his class but for the rescue team his going to be assigned to, he can be the best of the best if he wanted to, he just needs to understand how important his gift was and what reasons are left uncertain for his survival in the car accident with his friends.

That goes without saying how Ben kept him in the team for obvious reasons of having that opportunity to be alive and so other may live!

It was a story that inspires and shows people to never give up and make the best out of their lives no matter how bad is it!

To the US Coast Guard, truly the unsung heroes!