In the fun 'The Guard,' Brendan Gleeson is at his clever best as the rowdy police sergeant giving Don Cheadle's uptight FBI agent a dose of his own brand of Irish welcome amid a murder investigation. As befits a film set in the spacious west of Ireland, "The Guard" is not a breath but a great gust of very funny fresh air. An impish and impudent black comedy that knows where it's going and how to get there, it gives veteran actor Brendan Gleeson one of the tastiest roles of his career and introduces a gifted writer-director with a familiar family name.
Read Turan's full review of "The Guard" at the LA Times
The Guard
A vulgar Irish cop (Brendan Gleeson) and a straight-laced American FBI agent (Don Cheadle) uncover police corruption among the former's superiors while probing a drug-trafficking ring.
Opened July 29, 2011
Run time:1 hr. 36 min.
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Rory Keenan, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Genres: Black Comedy, Detective Film, Comedy
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