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The Guard
During the comfortable life he has in the small country in Irish, Gerry Boyle, has to work and cooperate with an American FBI agent, in order to investigate on a drug trade that done by a dangerous gang, so they do their best to arrest the gang's members and clearing Irish from the political corruption, drugs, and criminals.
29 November 1964, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
29 March 1955, Dublin, Ireland
5 August 1963, London, England, UK
2 June 1961, Dublin, Ireland
10 December 1941, Dublin, Ireland
18 July 1947, Finnea, County Westmeath, Ireland
October 07, 2015
Following a surprisingly conventional climax, "The Guard" concludes in an open-ended fashion.
August 19, 2011
There are few things finer in cinema than Brendan Gleeson's fat, happy face.
April 03, 2012
This film belongs to Gleeson - he seems to have effortlessly conjured up a complex and charismatic mix of world-weariness and caring, all wrapped up in that enigmatic Irish charm.
August 05, 2014
Gleeson and writer-director John Michael McDonagh are in lock step in characterizing the decidedly unorthodox Gerry Boyle.
May 03, 2015
An ode to shabby nobility much stranger and sadder than expected.
August 26, 2011
Brendan Gleeson is a blooming marvel.
January 09, 2013
A laugh-out-loud comedy as hard as "The French Connection," a modern spaghetti Western on the windswept wastes of Ireland."
August 19, 2011
Crisp, acid-tongued and sharply acted, it's the sort of exercise in tangy Celtic cynicism that's become one of the Emerald Isle's most reliable imports.
August 19, 2011
"The Guard" is violent, profane and funny.
August 26, 2011
Although The Guard is primarily a language romp, it's also a terrific showcase for veteran pug-faced character actor Brendan Gleeson.
September 04, 2015
To paraphrase Nigel Terry in "The Lion in Winter," "The Guard" is a stinker and it stinks.