This is an action movie with a difference. While it opens with some pretty spectacular pyrotechnics - the result of a ferry blown up by terrorists in an attack on New Orleans - the investigation of the attack relies on a window to the past, of precisely four days and six hours. ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is introduced to this phenomenon to aid in his investigation, and soon discovers a connection between the attack and the murder of Claire (Patton), whom he begins to observe through the time window' in the hope of averting her death. And even though the film contains what's been called "one of the most original car chase sequences ever committed to celluloid", it also needs to resolve a central paradox of time travel (which it does).This is a time travel movie with a difference. For example, it opens with some pretty spectacular pyrotechnics - the result of a ferry blown up by terrorists in an attack on New Orleans. ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is recruited to track down the terrorists, and soon discovers a connection between the attack and the murder of Claire (Patton), whom he observes through a 'time window' showing the recent past. And while the film needs to resolve a central paradox of time travel (which it does), it also contains what's been called "one of the most original car chase sequences ever committed to celluloid".Heh heh heh.'

This movies engaging but at times predictable storyline balances exciting action sequences with the inner struggles of the two main characters: one a legendary rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard (Costner) who is haunted by his past, the other a hot-shot recruit (Kutcher) with limitless potential struggling to find his place in the world.The movie is basically Hot Shots but for coast guards, but the albeit formulaic roles are played beautifully, with Costner and Kutcher working together with fine directing to give depth and dimension to the characters.The rescue missions are something definitely worth seeing - a seamless blend of CGI and real-action footage shot in a 750,000-gallon water tank. Real-life footage in the closing credits pays tribute to the Coast Guards who were pivotal in ensuring minimum loss of life in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and to all the others who risk their lives "so that others may live". All in all, it is a rousing drama well worth seeing.'