g-ioanna Great script ,very different,touches a taboo topic but in a good way , very interesting characters!this movie deserves 10/10.

James Tardy The Life Guard is about cages, cages built by social restriction and physical restrictions. At the beginning of the film the main character Leigh (who is a journalist) investigates and writes a story about a tiger that was imprisoned and neglected in a small NY apartment. The story of the captive tiger is a parable for all of the struggles the characters face throughout the film. Leigh struggles with her emotional and physical needs and is shackled by the expectations of society that is slowly starving her passions and sense of humanity. Leighs friends all have basic instinctual human needs that are going unmet because of social pressures or restrictions from others around them. The character who most mirrors the tiger is Matt (Little Jason's friend), the dream of Vermont is a dream of escaping his particular cage.

vchimpanzee Leigh is about to turn 30 and while she wants to be a respected journalist in the big city, no one seems to care about her story about a mistreated tiger who died. She needs to return to her parents' home in the small town she once called home.Her parents welcome her, and Leigh gets a job as a lifeguard for the summer. She meets "Little Jason", who is not little, but is the son of her boss Big Jason. We'll just call him Jason.Leigh meets up with old friends Mel, the high school vice-principal, and Todd, who works in a museum. They have a good time together, even though Mel is trying to get pregnant and shouldn't be drinking or smoking weed.Jason and his friends are losers and want out of this loser town. Meanwhile, they ask the adults to buy them beer. Instead, they try to convince the guys they are not losers. They do seem to get through to Jason. Leigh and Jason develop a special relationship. Maybe too special.Meanwhile, Mel's life is falling apart.So will Leigh go back to her real job? Because life in a small town isn't quite what she hoped it would be. Her parents aren't quite what she was hoping for.This isn't really my kind of movie, but the biggest incentive was Kristen Bell in a swimsuit. Actually, she is usually wearing more than that. But she still looks good, and has an appealing personality. She does a really good job with the role. Although Leigh can be irresponsible at times, she also shows maturity and responsibility in other situations.David Lambert also does a capable job and Jason is likable most of the time.Mamie Gummer was familiar and comfortable for some reason. I finally realized who she was when I saw the credits. I know her as a funny and quirky doctor on TV, but she was rarely funny here. In fact, she was quite depressing, but this probably means she did a good job. She just didn't appeal to me. The whole movie was quite depressing, but that works for some people. There was some comedy, just not enough. And then there's that depressing music, which young women seem to like. Also some upbeat, positive music, which didn't work for me.I think there were positive qualities to this movie. They were just positive for other people, not me.

brecallenmiller OMG.I'm not going to sit here and lie to y'all, I like 'em young. That's to say I'm 28 years old and I don't mind smashing the occasional 21 year old. But for Christ's sake, banging a 16 year old is just too much, even for me. Hide you children, hide your wives, because The Lifeguard and her gay friend are on the loose and both are molesting young 16 year old suicidal boys. Yes, this movie takes it to a whole other level of creepiness. I thought The Exorcist was absolutely terrifying, then I saw The Lifeguard and I haven't been the same since.