My Bodyguard is a forgotten little gem of a movie. It is one of those movies you never hear of, but then you stumble across it and fall in love with. This is a coming-of-age drama about how to gain revenge on the high school bullies; by hiring a guy who's bigger and stronger than the bullies. The story is engaging, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt. It can also be a little predictable at times, mainly towards the end. The performances by the younger actors are phenomenal, and unlike many films that feature mostly younger actors, you actually care what happens to these well-developed characters.Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) is the new kid in town. His popularity instantly diminishes when he insults the tough bully, Moody (Matt Dillon). Moody is a punk who makes a career extorting lunch money from kids. They pretend to protect the kids from the school legend, Linderman (Adam Baldwin). It is rumored that Linderman, a tall freak of nature is a cold-blooded killer. Clifford befriends him and learns that Linderman is just a high school kid going through the growing pains like everyone else. Clifford decides to hire Linderman to keep him safe from Moody, but at what cost? The acting is phenomenal, especially from the younger cast. Chris Makepeace was perfectly cast. There's nothing special about the character as he is just your average teenager, and that makes for a more realistic and engaging portrayal. Matt Dillon fits the bill as your clichéd bully: devilishly handsome, full of cowardice, and just your typical high-school bully that we all remember. Adam Baldwin really brought something to his character. Instead of a one-dimensional character, we get somebody we can feel for. He came from a rough background and the movie really fleshens that vulnerability out. As for adults, we get some interesting performances from Ruth Gordon as Clifford's grandmother and John Houseman as a hotel executive. The movie actually has a weird, albeit entertaining subplot romance between the two characters. This movie also marks the major film debut by Joan Cusack as one of the teens, and she delivers a solid performance.This movie isn't your ordinary coming-of-age film. Many films of this era had teenagers or schoolkids portrayed as cartoonish characters we could not entirely relate with. The one great thing about this movie is how grounded these teenagers are. The movie may not be entirely plausible, but the characters are. The movie is just sweet, charming, and a little predictable. There is a culmination of the main characters for a huge fight towards the end that I have seen from a mile away, but even those sequences are meaningful. For a first-time director, Tony Bill did a great job! This is a little gem of a film that I can recommend.My Grade: A-

I watch this movie , I found the positive aspects and disadvantages. The positive aspects are: there is a true difference size or force the child arrives but all the same it has the appearance defend but downside is that little happens all the same to beat his opponent and it n is not normal for that the film is average. As the film passes himself in a school where there is a lot of joy of happiness, and I love it film also by a passage of the film or the infant will avenge her or his opponents by throwing them in the face or ketchup , that's why I give this film average , that's why I give this film averaged That is why I give this film averaged

Clifford Peache, a nice teenager, has difficulty in becoming integrated into his new high school, where a bully terrorizes the pupils and extorting money from them.But Clifford refuses to be passive and succeeds in acquiring the services of the pupil the most dreaded by the high school.Both boys are going to learn to know each other and, soon, their union against the moths of the high school will give birth to a beautiful friendly story.Chris Makepeace as Clifford Adam Baldwin as Linderman Matt Dillon as Moody Ruth Gordon as Gramma Martin Mull as Mr. Peache John Houseman as Dobbs Paul Quandt as Carson Craig Richard Nelson as Griffith

15 year old Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) lives in Chicago luxury hotel Ambassador East with his eccentric grandmother (Ruth Gordon) and his father (Martin Mull) who manages the hotel. He's the new kid in high school. Clifford quickly gets into trouble with school bully Melvin Moody (Matt Dillon) and his group of tough guys. Lots of smaller kids pay protection money to Moody. Moody is reported to the school which only gets Clifford picked on secretly. Shelley (Joan Cusack) is desperate to be popular but Moody keeps making fun of her. Clifford befriends and tries to hire sullen giant student Ricky Linderman (Adam Baldwin) who is rumored to have killed somebody.This movie would work a lot better with less screen time for the adults. They are a way out for Clifford and keeps the tension down. The point is to keep his options limited. Also time spent with his family is wasted. It adds very little to the movie. Although Linderman has a good time with the Peaches. I would keep that section with the adults. Chris Makepeace is a pretty good teen actor especially in a role like this. The friendship is pretty good. The final fight is a little awkward. It's pushing believability to have Clifford win in a solo fight against Moody. It's also weird to have Linderman keep sending the poor kid back into the fight.