Review: The Bodyguard
Former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) is hired by music manager Bill Devaney (Bill Cobbs) to help protect R&B-pop diva (and occasional actress) Rachel Marron (played by R&B-pop diva and occasional actress Whitney Houston), who appears to have a threatening stalker freaking her out. Rachel’s stubborn, reckless diva-like behaviour initially puts Frank off, but seeing just how much danger she’s in, he reluctantly agrees. Eventually things get personal, against Frank’s better judgement. Michele Lamar Richards plays Rachel’s sister, whose musical career never saw the same heights as her sister’s. Gary Kemp plays Rachel’s jerk publicist, Mike Starr plays her dumb but well-meaning and loyal muscle, Tomas Arana plays a colleague of Frank’s, Ralph Waite is Frank’s dad, and Robert Wuhl essentially (and amusingly) plays himself as an Oscars host. Boasting one of the undeniably best pop soundtracks of all-time and a clever high-concept idea, this 1992 star ve