The Guard | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 5, 2012
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An entertaining action-comedy that manages to be more than just a fish-out-water story. Gleeson is charming as an unapologetic policeman.
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| synopsis | An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring. |
| lead actors | Brendan Gleeson | Don Cheadle | Liam Cunningham | Katarina Cas |
| director | John Michael McDonagh |