Great Film: The Bodyguard
The best bad movie ever
The Bodyguard is a movie with many flows and one redeeming factor: the
WH factor. People went to see this picture because they wanted to see
Whitney singing and she delivered some of her most passionate vocal
performances before the mesmerised eyes of her millions of fans on the
big screen. Let's face it, who wants to see her acting when she can
sing so beautifully?
The unrelenting criticism by couch 'drama experts' of her acting seems
a tad over the top. She never claimed to be an actress and despite this
being her film debut, she did not disgrace herself. She did the best
she could with what she was given: a patchy character with very little
to say. What else could she do to play this role? Well, just what she
did, sing her heart out.
The best thing that Kevin Costner did was to insist that Whitney was
the only one he wanted for this part. He knew he had a winner, but he
also tried to do too much with the story: a romantic thriller with
patches of 'comedy', a study in professional-personal conflict and 'who
done it' thrown in. That's the reason for the plot's erratic turns and
the non existent character development. The glue that holds the whole
mess together is Whitney, the singer, looking stunning and sounding
like an angel.
This could have been a gigantic flop and instead it was a massive hit.
It will remain a phenomenon in popular culture because it delivered
what the vast majority of its audience wanted: escapism, a couple of
hours away from their own reality and a look inside the glamorous life
of a superstar. They were entertained by a great pop singer, who had
made a huge video clip for her songs and they did not mind paying for
the privilege. Those who hate The Bodyguard, went to see it with some
unrealistic expectations of 'serious cinema and acting'?! Hey, go to
see foreign movies with subtitles for that and come down from your
pretentious cloud.
Cast
- Oscar Host played by Robert Wuhl
- Frank Farmer played by Kevin Costner
- Greg Portman played by Tomas Arana
- Ray Court played by Gerry Bamman
- Tony Scipelli played by Mike Starr
- Rachel 'Rach' Marron played by Whitney Houston
- Sy Spector played by Gary Kemp
