Review of The Guard (2011) by Yossgold — 23 Feb 2012
Brendan Gleeson! Brendan Gleeson, Brendan Gleeson and once again... Brendan Gleeson!
A beautiful little, perfectly written and all-around marvelously acted film which is tightly packaged and wrapped up with a magnificent performance by Brendan Gleeson (have I mentioned him already?).
This little tit-bit from Ireland provides a couple of hours of pure fun, sentiment (real sentiment that is, not Hollywood-manufactured "one man starts clapping and the rest join in" sentiment), intelligent and enjoyable dialogue and hits the nail right on the cap as far as what a movie's supposed to do for its viewer. It entertains from top to bottom without trying to go too far or leave you waiting for it to end. If I had to sum this film up in one line it would be: Just the right amount of everything! (+ Brendan Gleeson :)) ).
This review of The Guard (2011) was written by Yossgold on 23 Feb 2012.
The Guard has generally received positive reviews.
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