Movie

Guarding Tess

1994 · 96 min

A gentle, character-driven comedy-drama about an odd-couple relationship, mixing light humor with moments of genuine poignancy.

Tagline: A comedy beyond the call of duty.
Overview: Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, isolation, parenthood, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
parenthood
loyalty
aging
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none