Review of The Guard (2011) by Stpaul1 — 19 Aug 2011
Considering the generally glowing reviews, the movie was a disappointment. The title character, played by Brendon Gleeson, seems contrived. He is sort of a mass of contradictions thrown together in desperate hopes that a quirky protagonist will emerge.
He is secretly brilliant and highly competent, but casually drops acid found at a crime scene, consorts with hookers, ignores basic rules of police procedure, and "hilariously" slings racial stereotypes at a stiff Don Cheadle (isn't he aware the rat pack was doing this 40+ years ago, and it wasn't all that funny back then?) .
Speaking of Cheadle, after emerging as one of the most interesting young film actors of the '90s, this film is something of a low point for him. He's supposed to be the stuffed shirt to Gleeson's loose cannon, but he just doesn't connect.
This is just another inter-racial buddy cop movie, this time with a sometimes unintelligle Irish accent.
This review of The Guard (2011) was written by Stpaul1 on 19 Aug 2011.
The Guard has generally received positive reviews.
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