The Guard (2011)
Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, and Mark Strong
Directed by John Michael McDonagh
A 95% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes is usually an indicator of a good flick...however, I'm not one to necessarily toe the company line and I simply could not find myself getting into the Irish dark comedy The Guard. There are some really solid performances here -- Brendan Gleeson is oddly charming as a kooky Irish police officer forced to partner with an American FBI agent (played by Don Cheadle in an admirable "straight man" comedy role) to hunt down some Irish drug smugglers -- but the thick brogues from the very onset had me struggling to comprehend things, and then once I did settle into the accents, I simply didn't really care about the story and various subplots this flick threw at me.
Honestly, the above paragraph about sums up all my thoughts. Good performances, but a lukewarm script just made this flick unappealing.
Honestly, the above paragraph about sums up all my thoughts. Good performances, but a lukewarm script just made this flick unappealing.
The RyMickey Rating: C-
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ReplyDeleteI saw this in theaters twice!
Twice!
I was waiting for this. You're the reason I watched this in the first place...something just didn't work for me though. My review is so short because I just didn't care about it one way or another. I didn't despise it, but didn't love it and that falling in the middle led to a blasé attitude from me.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for this. You're the reason I watched this in the first place...something just didn't work for me though. My review is so short because I just didn't care about it one way or another. I didn't despise it, but didn't love it and that falling in the middle led to a blasé attitude from me.
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