Guarding Tess

Name: Guarding Tess
Genre: Comedy
Released: March 11, 1994
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Shirley MacLaine

1994

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TriStar Pictures | Release Date: March 11, 1994 | PG-13

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Shirley MacLaine

Summary: Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage star in this comic, compassionate look at life after the White House for two former Washington insiders: First Lady Tess Carlisle and Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic. (Sony Pictures)

Director: Hugh Wilson

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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Roger Ebert

MacLaine and Cage are really very good here. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

There are no big thrills, only gentle laughs in this light story by Hugh Wilson and Peter Torokvei (Wilson also directed). Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff(not credited)

In its small way, however, it succeeds, thanks to director Hugh Wilson's light touch and the chemistry between leads Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage. Read full review

Susan Wloszczyna

Director Hugh Wilson and co-writer Peter Torokvei allow this Driving Miss Daisy with attitude to fully steep, like a cup of fine tea spiked with lemon. [11Mar1994 Pg. 01.D]

James Berardinelli

Despite a slow start, the movie eventually slips into a congenial flow. Unfortunately, Guarding Tess ends up derailing because of a ill-conceived ending that has something to do with a silly kidnapping subplot. Read full review

Leonard Kelly

Comedy, pathos and thrills alternately collide, creating problems in both pacing and developing a consistent tone. Read full review

Terrence Rafferty

It's a dull, poky picture, which provides an unwelcome showcase for MacLaine's increasingly insufferable cute-gorgon shtick and no showcase at all for Cage's tremendous comic talents. Read full review

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StephenN

Aug 30, 2009

This movie is just nice and comfortable. Put it in the dvd, make some popcorn and you will be entertained and even modestly uplifted. Yes, a little overacted but well done overacting. Formulaic to some extent but again everyone does their acting jobs so well you won't mind. No one is This movie is just nice and comfortable. Put it in the dvd, make some popcorn and you will be entertained and even modestly uplifted. Yes, a little overacted but well done overacting. Formulaic to some extent but again everyone does their acting jobs so well you won't mind. No one is truly unbelievable. Something had to happen at the end and so maybe that is a little far fetched but maybe not. Movies are fantasy and entertainment.… Expand

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