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Title: SHIRLEY SHINES
Review: GUARDING TESS wouldn't be so much fun if it weren't for the presence of the unflappable Shirley MacLaine as the former first lady who gets Nicolas Cage for her secret service bodyguard. Cage is equally effective in his role. He hates his assignment and he and MacLaine don't get along well at all. But when the President himself (voiced by director Hugh Wilson) insists on their pairing, what can Cage do? Other than the expected pivotal kidnap plot, there's not a whole lot that goes on, but the film surprisingly shows what it must be like to surrender your privacy due to your notoriety and MacLaine's attempts to find such private moments is poignant. A solid supporting cast makes it work too, although Edward Albert's character of MacLaine's son is rushed over too much to bring any significance to the role. All in all, a pleasant enjoyable movie.
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