Review of The Guard (2011) by James G — 12 Mar 2012

Brendan Gleeson is delightfully hilarious as the foul-mouthed but infinitely likable Sergeant Garry Boyle. Gleeson and Don Cheadle have an incredible on-screen chemistry, with jokes that never fail to miss their mark.

This movie also has one of the most fun group of villains I have seen in a while, they manage to be threatening and entertaining to watch without coming across as silly caricatures. One word of warning though, the movie takes place in Ireland and some of the cast members speak with a heavy-Irish accent, so I suggest putting on subtitles.

I personally did not have too much trouble understanding the dialogue but their were a few scenes were subtitles were helpful. Despite this "The Guard" remains a violent but fun dark-comedy.