Review of The Guard (2011) by Gabriel H — 18 Jul 2012

Brendan Gleeson's performance is perfect, cynical and sarcastic, and very funny!

This review of The Guard (2011) was written by Gabriel H on 18 Jul 2012.

The Guard has generally received positive reviews.

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The Guard is the funniest film i've seen in a while.... actually the most enjoyable film i've seen in a while. Brenda Gleeson owns in this. A must…

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By Antonio T (238) on 26 Jan 2018

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By Matthew S (2,399) on 02 Aug 2015

Boring, uninspiring and unfunny. This film tried to act funny but is unfunny and dull. The storyline is dull and there is no pace to the film at all…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Cinesnark (167) on 22 Oct 2017

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By Jamie C (1,664) on 26 Mar 2016

It's hard to hate this film but it's also hard to really like, The crude irish tone and dark humour works very well but the story was rushed…

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