Review of The Guard (2011) by William C — 28 Jan 2015

Grade:Low 8/10.

The Guard is a comedy that boasts a high level of cheeky humour and a.

Cast that knows perfectly how to perform to this kind of comedy. With.

It's distinctly Irish flavour it never seems to fail at any point and.

Even when the jokes aren't crying out loud one's, they are still pretty.

Smartly done. It's quite short for a film with such a plot, but goes.

Along way to getting the most out of it's script, I felt that it was.

Firmly a very good movie, and here is why.

The story is just a great one for a comedy, it is very dark comedy and.

Everything can seem very bleak at times to say such funny lines are.

Being produced. What was nice to see in the plot was that it wasn't.

Afraid to maybe get slightly philosophical at times(even if it has a.

Tinge of sarcasm),and really allow the characters to grow and grow so.

That we get to know them well, but they also deliver a comical.

Performance, this film is very Irish comedy, all around the place.

Brendan Gleeson in the main role as Sergeant Gerry Boyle is jolly and.

Really contributes to the end rating of this movie, he brilliantly.

Portrays a funny cop who we are not sure whether he is a good cop or a.

Bent cop. Don Cheadle as the FBI agent goes along well with Gleeson and.

The casual racism directed towards him from some of the characters is.

Dealt with well by the character, but also in a way that you know it is.

Offensive and the racist person is just being plain dumb.

John Michael McDonagh is the brain child behind this project and with a.

Pretty limited budget to get such a cast, he manages to churn out a.

Comedy with well constructed jokes bursting out from it. He directs and.

Writes it and his talent for doing so is seen all the way through, he.

Just knows what to do and the jokes flow through very nicely and also,.

They are very well times and not overdone. One more things to say is.

The setting is great, bleak but beautiful I felt it was a great advert.

Fro Ireland, even if in the film, it contains some far from respectable.

Characters.

My only real criticism is well, I could say the jokes are never quite.

Massive laughs, this movie will and does make you laugh but it is more.

Of a conveyor belt of great jokes, but they won't make you cry at any.

Point, unless you absolutely love McDonagh's comedy. Not so much.

Criticism but I would have liked to have seen more of the community get.

Involved in the film and really be a bit like the film "Hot Fuzz", but.

In the way that the town has various humorous characters.

Fans of smart comedy and obviously Irish comedy should love this.

Through and through, it just will entice you from start to finish and.

The running time doesn't drag this down, if anything it doesn't over.

Stay it's welcome. If you like big gags and stunts, basically slapstick.

Type humour, you won't like this as it mostly is funny by word of.

Mouth, not if a character falls of a building and dies, it is much more.

Complex than that.

Overall I give this a low 8/10, as I said it is Firmly a Very Good movie. You.

Have to like it even if you don't laugh so much, it could lack jokes.

For some viewers and maybe others will not want the story, they may.

Just want comedy which is fair, but I will say, this movie can be very.

Enjoyable, if you watch it and enjoy the great mix of great comedy, and.

Great story telling.