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Brendan Gleeson's unforgettable Irish police officer — rude, unruly and rule-breaking — teams up with Don Cheadle's by-the-book FBI agent to take on a lethal international drug ring in this dark, rowdy comic thriller.
The Guard (2011)
96 min - Comedy | Thriller - 7 July 2011 (Ireland)
IMBD Rating 7.7/10
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The Guard Irish movie
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
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The Guard (2011 film)
The Guard is Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Produced by Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Executive producers: Paul Brett, Don Cheadle, Martin McDonagh, David Nash, Ralph Kamp, Lenore Zerman
Associate producer: Elizabeth Eves, Lee Magiday
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot
Cinematography Larry Smith
Editing by Chris Gill
Studio Reprisal Films
Element Pictures
Crescendo Productions
Distributed by Sony Picture Classics
Element Pictures
Optimum Releasing
Release date(s) January 20, 2011 (Sundance)
Running time 96 minutes
Country Ireland
Language English

The Guard is an Irish black comedy, written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.[1][2]

Synopsis of Irish movie - The Guard
An unorthodox Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson) joins forces with a strait-laced FBI agent (Don Cheadle) to take on an international drug smuggling gang in Ireland's Connemara Gaeltacht.[1][2]
Cast of Irish movie - The Guard
Brendan Gleeson as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Don Cheadle as FBI Agent Wendell Everett
Liam Cunningham as Francis Sheehy
David Wilmot as Liam O'Leary
Mark Strong as Clive Cornell
Fionnula Flanagan as Eileen Boyle
Sarah Greene as Sinead Mulligan
Pat Shortt as Colum Hennessey
Rory Keenan as Garda Aidan McBride
Dominique McElligott as Aoife O'Carroll
Katarina ?as as Gabriella McBride
Darren Healy as Jimmy Moody
Gary Lydon as Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton

Production of Irish movie - The Guard
Principal filming began on October 29, 2009, in Leitir Móir Co. Galway. Filming took place over a six week period in Connemara, Leitir Móir, Leitir Mealláin, An Spidéal and Barna with some scenes for filming in Wicklow.[1] Involved companies are Reprisal Films and Element Pictures in association with Prescience, Aegis Film Fund, UK Film Council, and Crescendo Productions, with the participation of An Bord Scannán na hÉireann (Irish Film Board).[1] International sales are being handled by Metropolis Films and the film is to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in North America, Optimum Releasing in the United Kingdom and Element Pictures Distribution in Ireland.[1][3][4]
Background

Film producers include Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe, with executive producers Paul Brett, Don Cheadle, Martin McDonagh, David Nash, Ralph Kamp, Lenore Zerman, and associate producer Elizabeth Eves.[1] Director John Michael McDonagh is known for his screenplay for the 2003 film Ned Kelly and as writer/director of the 2000 film The Second Death.[1] Cinematographer Larry Smith is known for his work on Eyes Wide Shut and production designer John-Paul Kelly for his work on Venus.[1][3][4]

Reception of Irish movie - The Guard
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In The Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy wrote:

Scabrous, profane, violent, verbally adroit and very often hilarious, this twisted and exceptionally accomplished variation on the buddy-cop format is capped by a protean performance by Brendan Gleeson a defiantly iconoclastic Irish West Country policeman.[]

In Vanity Fair, John Lopez wrote:

So far, The Guard has been the most thoroughly enjoyable film experience at Sundance, a nice change of pace from the anomie, alienated angst and melancholy of other films.[6]

In Screen International, David D'Arcy wrote:

As a director, McDonagh avoids the grand gesture and focuses on his web of odd characters that call to mind the comedies of Preston Sturges.[7]

In Variety, Justin Chang wrote:

The filmmaking crackles with energy, from Chris Gill's crisp editing and Calexico's ever-inventive score to d.p. Larry Smith's dynamic camerawork, alternating between bright, almost candy-colored interiors and shots of Galway's gray, rugged landscape.[8]

In Ain't It Cool News, Rav Jarette wrote:

The best action comedy to hit in a long time.[9]

In Slashfilm.com, Germain Lussier wrote:

'Hot Fuzz' Plus 'In Bruges' Equals Funnier Than Both.[10]

In JoBlo.com, Chris Bumbray wrote:

Given the rapturous reaction it received from the press crowd I saw it with; complete with a hearty round of applause when Gleeson's credit came up at the end…one might even consider Gleeson as a possible best actor candidate come Oscar time next year.[11]

In The Times, Wendy Ide wrote:

Without doubt the strongest debut film of the year so far, this sly, witty and provocative Irish black comedy is an exceptionally funny crowd-pleaser and a playful cine-literate exercise, laced with arcane movie references... Gleeson must be thanking whatever guardian angel oversees his career for the brothers McDonagh giving him two of his meatiest roles yet.[12]

References

Irish movie The Guard a b c d e f g h "Cheadle & Gleeson Join Forces For 'The Guard'". IFTN. October 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
Irish movie The Guard - a b Jaafar, Ali (November 4, 2009). "Gleeson, Cheadle join 'Guard'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
Irish movie The Guard - a b Cooper, Sarah (November 2, 2009). "Brendan Gleeson joins Irish comedy thriller The Guard". Screen. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
Irish movie The Guard - a b Hayden, Esther (November 4, 2009). "Gleeson and Cheadle line up for new movie". Bray People. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
Irish movie The Guard - McCarthy, Todd,"Brendan Gleeson Shines in The Guard. Hollywood Reporter review of 27th Sundance Film Festival", HollywoodReporter.com, 21 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Lopez, John, "Park City Thrills to The Guard. Vanity Fair review of 27th Sundance Film Festival", VanityFair.com, 23 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - D'Arcy, David,"The Guard. Screen International review of Sundance 2011", ScreenDaily.com, 21 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Chang, Justin,"Sundance: The Guard. Variety review of Sundance 2011", Variety.com, 21 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Jarette, Rav "Rav calls Brendan Gleeson a cinema badass in THE GUARD! SUNDANCE 2011!", AintitCool.com, 22 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Lussier, Germain, "Sundance Review", SlashFilm.com, 27 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Bumbray, Chris, "The Guard", JoBlo.com, 28 Jan 2011
Irish movie The Guard - Ide, Wendy, "The Guard at the Edinburgh Film Festival", TheTimes.co.uk, 16 June 2011

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