Written & directed by John Michael McDonagh (brother of Martin), The Guard is a hilarious crime caper from Ireland. Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle do a fine job with the buddy-cop formula without ever feeling too forced or unrealistic, while McDonagh feeds them some snappy, yet quiet dialogue and beautifully frames them in front of the gloomy Irish coast or a run down village pub. What could have been a loud, over-the-top violent Tarantino rip-off, instead delights with a scaled down character-driven story and a fantastic spaghetti western-esque score courtesy of Calexico.
A great tiny little film that tries to be nothing more than just that.
3½ crotch surprises out of 5
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