The Guard – 7.5

A deft amalgam of rowdy humor and murderous criminality, this dramedy rode the broad back of Brendan Gleeson to a wistful conclusion that made you mourn the end of the story, and perhaps the character. Unfortunately, both were let down by Don Cheadle’s unbelievable American counterpart, more Stepin Fetchit than crime-stopper. What a lone FBI agent was doing in Ireland in the first place was as much a mystery as why director McDonagh would think such a foil was needed for Gleeson to run away with the show.

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