The Guardian
Taste attributes: actiondramadisasteradventurefasttried & testedunsavourysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"How Do You Decide Who Lives Or Who Dies?"
Boxlist takeSweeping and simple: a conventional action film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Beacon Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
