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The Lifeguard
A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
Release : | 2013 |
Rating : | 5.6 |
Studio : | La Pistola, Attic Light Films, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Kristen Bell Mamie Gummer Martin Starr Joshua Harto Alex Shaffer |
Genre : | Drama Comedy Romance |
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That was an excellent one.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Blistering performances.
This movie is just fine. It's an interesting story about more different characters with similar life issues. I love the scenery, the nature and whole summer small town vibe from the movie. I think that everyone gets at least once in their life to a point, where we don't know how to go on and what we really want from life. We remember easier times, when we were teenagers or kids and just want to go back to those times for a while, but we really can't. This movie also shows a lot of other different problems. I don't get people saying that this movie glorifies pedophilia? I guess those people don't even know the definition of pedophilia. And just because a movie shows a relationship between an older and a younger partner, doesn't mean it's abuse. Dear Americans- if you're able to get a driving license at the age of 16 and legally be responsible, not just for your own life, but for the lives of other people in traffic, how can you not be responsible for your own love life? Dear everyone else, who suddenly became super sensitive about this subject: Why are you not bashing movies like Scarface or The Godfather or just about any action/ mafia/ war movie for glorifying killing/ drugs/ hate/ rape/ murder or any other violent crimes against humanity? Oh, how wonderful the world would look like if people would be so sensitive to such topics in the media and movies, as they are about an inappropriate relationship in this movie.
I thought this was a really good movie.Whats bullshit is Netflix has movies like this with 1 or 2 stars that people don't watch and pass up because of the low ratings. I wish they would give IMDb ratings so that I could really gauge what to give a chance.But anyways, again I thought it was a really good movie, with a realistic plot and story line. I thought it would have a "lifetime" feel to it but it had a life of its own. If you don't have much to do, and you have an hour or two on your hands to watch a movie, I suggest this one.
Perfect example of how to start a movie horribly. We are not told WHO ANY of these people are. THEN suddenly stuff happens, and we are even more lost. Since we never had a introduction.Where does this move take place, why did she move? What was her job? What even is her name? ????I got to the the scene where they were all sitting at a table and aimlessly doing drugs. Well, I was disgusted and stopped watching.I mean if you are the type of person that likes to be lost, watch people vomit, and watch pointless sh!t then boy is the movie for you.Can't tell you how the movie ended since I did not bother to watch it all the way thought I was so repulsed and annoyed by the start that NEVER started. So even if I saw the ending it would still be the same.A movie that did not decide what is was. What even is this? The summary tells me it's a woman who becomes a life guard and then....stuff happens? Seems like a random series of events that have NO effect on one another. Watch the grass grow or paint dry instead of this movie. Since those things make sense and have plot development.
Leigh is about to turn 30 and while she wants to be a respected journalist in the big city, no one seems to care about her story about a mistreated tiger who died. She needs to return to her parents' home in the small town she once called home.Her parents welcome her, and Leigh gets a job as a lifeguard for the summer. She meets "Little Jason", who is not little, but is the son of her boss Big Jason. We'll just call him Jason.Leigh meets up with old friends Mel, the high school vice-principal, and Todd, who works in a museum. They have a good time together, even though Mel is trying to get pregnant and shouldn't be drinking or smoking weed.Jason and his friends are losers and want out of this loser town. Meanwhile, they ask the adults to buy them beer. Instead, they try to convince the guys they are not losers. They do seem to get through to Jason. Leigh and Jason develop a special relationship. Maybe too special.Meanwhile, Mel's life is falling apart.So will Leigh go back to her real job? Because life in a small town isn't quite what she hoped it would be. Her parents aren't quite what she was hoping for.This isn't really my kind of movie, but the biggest incentive was Kristen Bell in a swimsuit. Actually, she is usually wearing more than that. But she still looks good, and has an appealing personality. She does a really good job with the role. Although Leigh can be irresponsible at times, she also shows maturity and responsibility in other situations.David Lambert also does a capable job and Jason is likable most of the time.Mamie Gummer was familiar and comfortable for some reason. I finally realized who she was when I saw the credits. I know her as a funny and quirky doctor on TV, but she was rarely funny here. In fact, she was quite depressing, but this probably means she did a good job. She just didn't appeal to me. The whole movie was quite depressing, but that works for some people. There was some comedy, just not enough. And then there's that depressing music, which young women seem to like. Also some upbeat, positive music, which didn't work for me.I think there were positive qualities to this movie. They were just positive for other people, not me.