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A violent, crackerjack comedy with a strong Irish flavor and an eminently likable Brendan Gleeson in the main role.
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The Guard offers an offbeat take on a genre without skimping on the violence or gunplay. Oct 18, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5
The Guard offers an offbeat take on a genre without skimping on the violence or gunplay.
Jim Schembri
Although The Guard is primarily a language romp, it's also a terrific showcase for veteran pug-faced character actor Brendan Gleeson. Aug 26, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Although The Guard is primarily a language romp, it's also a terrific showcase for veteran pug-faced character actor Brendan Gleeson.
Liam Lacey
Brendan Gleeson is a blooming marvel. Aug 26, 2011 | Rating: 3/4
Brendan Gleeson is a blooming marvel.
Peter Howell
The film is foul-mouthed and not without its flourishes of violence but it's irresistibly likeable (and unpredictable). Aug 25, 2011 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
The film is foul-mouthed and not without its flourishes of violence but it's irresistibly likeable (and unpredictable).
Ed Gibbs
Boyle is probably the first screen hero in a long time whose heroism comes out of boredom and ennui. He gives nihilism a good name. Aug 25, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Boyle is probably the first screen hero in a long time whose heroism comes out of boredom and ennui. He gives nihilism a good name.
Paul Byrnes
Crisp, acid-tongued and sharply acted, it's the sort of exercise in tangy Celtic cynicism that's become one of the Emerald Isle's most reliable imports. Aug 19, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Crisp, acid-tongued and sharply acted, it's the sort of exercise in tangy Celtic cynicism that's become one of the Emerald Isle's most reliable imports.
Amy Biancolli
In what could have been a routine run-of-the-mill murder, drug trafficking, mob/cartel action flick, we instead have a film that explodes with life, filled with subversive humor, laugh-out-loud funny comedy, caustic and callous wit... Nov 15, 2019 | Full Review…
In what could have been a routine run-of-the-mill murder, drug trafficking, mob/cartel action flick, we instead have a film that explodes with life, filled with subversive humor, laugh-out-loud funny comedy, caustic and callous wit...
Debbie Lynn Elias
Overall, The Guard is worth seeing for its actors and some of its smart dialogue, but sometimes it becomes smart-ass past the point of many viewers' enjoyment. Feb 8, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Overall, The Guard is worth seeing for its actors and some of its smart dialogue, but sometimes it becomes smart-ass past the point of many viewers' enjoyment.
Abbie Bernstein
But unlike most other movies with plenty of gunplay and profanity, you'll actually think about the film -- and remember its remarkable title character -- long after you've finishing watching it. Jan 7, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
But unlike most other movies with plenty of gunplay and profanity, you'll actually think about the film -- and remember its remarkable title character -- long after you've finishing watching it.
Kelly Jane Torrance
What's so effective about The Guard is how it has just enough of a narrative trajectory to keep it from feeling entirely like a sketch-show. Dec 1, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
What's so effective about The Guard is how it has just enough of a narrative trajectory to keep it from feeling entirely like a sketch-show.
PJ Nabarro
A superbly crafted comedy that gives a hilarious angle on Irish culture, in particular its taste for inappropriate humour. Aug 29, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A superbly crafted comedy that gives a hilarious angle on Irish culture, in particular its taste for inappropriate humour.
Joseph Walsh
An admirably executed and often hilarious variation on the overdone action-comedy genre, elevated by stand-out performances across the board and an extraordinarily well-executed script from McDonagh. Aug 13, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An admirably executed and often hilarious variation on the overdone action-comedy genre, elevated by stand-out performances across the board and an extraordinarily well-executed script from McDonagh.
Jamie Neish
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