review by Barney Pell Scholes
The Guard 2011
Reviewed Mar 22, 2012
Barney Pell Scholes’s review:
The trailer advertised it as a straightforward black comedy, but in fact it is much better than that. Brendan Gleeson is fantastic, a true anti-hero, and some of the photography is stunning. The Irish/Galway countryside is portrayed in all its savage beauty, which contrasts starkly with the brightly-coloured interiors. I'm also a huge sucker for ambiguous endings.
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