The Guard (Blu-ray) (2011)
Strong coarse language and violence
| Director: | John Michael Mcdonagh |
| Actors: | Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, Dominique Mcelligott, David Wilmot |
A hard-living Galway Guard with a subversive sense of humour and a fondness for prostitutes (Brendan Gleeson) is forced to team up with a straight-laced FBI agent (Don Cheadle) to break a drug smuggling ring off the West Coast.
| Status: | QuickPick |
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| Run time: | 97mins |
| Origin: | IRELAND |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (10)
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Frank
says
This film is an absolute cracker. Owes a lot to Tarantino but easily surpasses Pulp Fiction. Make sure you turn on the subtitles or else you'll miss some of the jokes.
gjmcn
says
Every culture in every country other than America has a pet project film industry; this movie appears to be a product of Ireland's film board. Australia has its quirky local vernacular movies (Crackerjack, Proof Death in Brunswick) and this is up there with Raising Ned Divine. As always there are always few ring-in actors from the US as there was here Mark Strong (Kick Ass playing a similar character) and Don Cheadle. I didn't mind this film but it needed something more to get it over the line as a stand up for itself movie.
L.Wake
says
Excellent. One of the funniest films ever.
JS
says
Enjoyed this movie and liked the subtle humour. 7/10. Worth watching.
Jude
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Great movie with excellent acting. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone looking for a great drama - small town cop meets FBI agent etc and a light sense of humour thrown in.
dluth
says
Good film, well plotted and some good laughs. Nice 'did he, didn't he?' ending.
PS Lance, if you give it a 7/10 shouldnt you give it at least 3 stars, not 2?
Minxi
says
Better than expected with some very funny parts. I loved the police interrogation room scene.
tomatoe
says
Quirky, understated and intriguing. Its good to see a movie which is not predictable. Great characters and fabulous Irish humour.
Ange S
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I enjoyed this very much. Part of the reason is probably because its definitely not your Hollywood action blockbuster. Storyline was fairly basic, but some great characters and acting.
Lance
says
not as funny as i had thought it would be,but i still enjoyed it and was worth watching..i give it a 7 outta 10