Guarding Tess (1994)
Life as a Secret Service agent is difficult. You’re always risking your life and yet, it’s thrilling, because your good job means your President lives another day. Or any other important person who needs your services and is still targeted by some criminals. But who’d want to kill an old lady?
Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine) used to be a First Lady, now she’s just an old widow who’s living alone in an Ohio mansion, and gets to bark orders to few men who are in her service (her cooks, her secretary, her chauffeur and other employees), plus the Secret Service agents who have to protect her from whatever might happen. She’s stubborn and demanding and Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage) just had enough. It’s been more than 3 years since he was stuck there and she doesn’t seem to willing to let him pursue a more challenging job.
Whenever he’s trying to escape his “prison”, Doug is taken back by a simple phone call she makes to the current President. Even if she’s old and widowed, there’s still a lot of influence has over the President, so Chesnic’s only chance to still have a career is to conform and protect the old lady. And she’s doing everything to make his job hard.
Starting as enemies almost, their relationship develops into some kind of acceptance. We can’t say they like each other, but at least the start showing some sort of a respect.
This is an enjoyable movie for sure, offering the chance to see 2 great actors together and it’s got enough funny scenes to keep you entertained.
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