Guardian Angel
Seen it?1994 | 97 min | Action, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who appreciates a well-choreographed fight and fans of medical drama. The fight choreography is a big part of the appeal. Shelve it next to Training Day. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Detective-turned-bodyguard Cynthia McKay is hired by a psychotic, icy seductress, Nina Lindell, the same woman who killed McKay's lover months earlier. With vendetta in her heart, McKay accompanies a flamboyantly playful womanizer through the glamorous world of the super-rich, as his protector. In a unique role reversal, it is the woman protecting the man from another woman, erupting into a deadly triangle of passion, suspense and action.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$250K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard W. Munchkin
- Cynthia RothrockCynthia McKay
- Marshall R. TeagueNick
- Daniel McVicarHobbs
- Lydie DenierNina
- John O'LearyClayton
- Art CamachoJimmy Lee
- Robert MianoDavid
- Ken McLeodOstendorf
- Brian BrophySlick
- Dennis PaladinoTommy