Thursday 20 October 2011

The Guard (2011) 8/10

Starring : Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong
Director : John Michael McDonagh
Running Time : 93 mins

Small town Irish police sergeant Gerry Boyle (Gleeson) is teamed up with FBI agent Wendell Everett (Cheadle) to help track down an international drug-smuggling ring – unfortunately he has no interest in the case until one of his fellow coppers goes missing and he starts to suspect that the smugglers may have in fact killed him.

This is actually a very entertaining, light-hearted thriller with Gleeson performing wonderfully in the lead role and Cheadle taking something of a back seat to him. The script – though over-laden with swearing – is fresh and realistic, while the storyline is intriguing nad makes for great viewing. A must for any fan of the modern thriller genre.

You’ll like this if you liked : Fargo



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