The Guard
Published May 15, 2012
Film info
- Title The Guard
- Director John Michael McDonagh
- Year 2011
- Run time 1hr 36m
- Genres Comedy, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Tagline The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here
THE GUARD is a comedy-thriller set on the west coast of Ireland. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humour, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought FBI agent Wendell Everett to his door.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:51 | Ireland is so pretty. |
| 3:16 | This film is made in association with a lot of people and I’ve not heard of any of them except the UK Film Council. |
| 5:47 | “The significance of the pot plant has me somewhat perplexed.” |
| 14:34 | It looks very cold though, it’s nice he has a big warm police coat. |
| 17:32 | What kind of rubbish slide system is it that he has to say next each time!? |
| 23:30 | Applying for the post of International Drug Trafficker. I wonder what that job interview is like. |
| 25:26 | Some call him rude, others would say honest. Actually, probably only he would call it honest. |
| 27:37 | Ooh, that is a nice dressing gown. |
| 29:26 | His front door slides, rather than opens. |
| 33:28 | “Why do you keep repeating everything I say?” |
| 40:04 | Didn’t take him long being in Ireland to start hitting the Guinness. |
| 41:47 | It’s like RoboCop. He got “whacked” on his first day too. |
| 42:45 | He’s hard enough to understand sober, I do not enjoy this drunkenness! |
| 46:12 | “Big map, people pointing, it must be important.” |
| 51:23 | Why is the FBI’s Behavioural Science unit so famous? |
| 56:59 | Milkshake headache!! |
| 1:02:08 | They keep putting the bad guys in beautiful and peaceful locations. |
| 1:06:23 | Is it sugar cubes that he keeps eating? That’s quite gross. |
| 1:12:52 | Running with the bulls is definitely not on my bucket list. |
| 1:16:03 | That kid is always around! |
| 1:17:03 | New interesting job interview: henchman. |
| 1:23:43 | He really is a good shot. |
| 1:28:20 | I am enjoying all these Irish names in the credits. |
Thoughts
Things that attracted me to this movie: It’s set in Ireland, it looks kinda fun, it’s short.
I quite liked it, which comes as a surprise to me because in the first few minutes I wondered what I’d let myself in for. There’s plenty of stuff that goes against the grain, and all the characters drop the F-word ever three seconds, and that’s only once you get in the zone and start understanding what they’re saying. But, it was laugh out loud funny in places, had a great cast of characters and a good ending. Plus, it made me want to go to Ireland again.
My gut instinct tells me this film is a 3 out of 5, but the scene with the milkshake is worth a whole point in itself.
Rating: 4 / 5