11 September 2023

The Lifeguard

 

The Lifeguard 2013

  • Director: Liz W Garcia
  • Based on the book: no
  • Cast: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Joshua Harto, Alex Shaffer, David Lambert, Amy Madigan
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Kristen Bell – Veronica Mars
    • Mamie Gummer – Rickie and the Flash, Cake, Taking Woodstock
    • Joshua Harto – This and that
    • Amy Madigan – Fringe, Gone Baby Gone, Pollack, Crocodile Shoes, Field of Dreams, Streets of Fire
  • Why? Some good reviews
  • Seen: 4 September August 2023     

             Leigh (Bell) is 29 years old and dissatisfied with her job as a journalist in NYC. She moves back to her parents in Connecticut, gets her high school lifeguard job back and hangs with two ex-classmates and a gang of teenaged skateboarding guys.

       Even this description is boring. The film is boring. Kristen Bell is good but I just want it to end. A few moments of drama work well, though, so it’s not a total loss. 

2* of 5

  

 

 

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