The Guard (15)

Written and directed by John Michael McDonough (brother of Martin McDonough who wrote and directed the terrific In Bruges), The Guard offers more of the same brand of skewed Irish whimsy and surreality. Brendan Gleeson is Gerry Boyle, the titular Garda police sergeant in a quiet Connemara backwater who finds himself embroiled in a drug smuggling operation of gargantuan proportions. Partnered with a high-flying FBI agent (Don Cheadle) he must unravel the threads of the plot. The Guard is no slow-moving wannabe thriller set in Ireland. Instead from its opening it resembles an Irish Western – High Noon with a Gaelic twist – and Gleeson delivers a performance that is much heart-rending as it is hilarious. This has cult movie written all over it. (Released August 19; Optimum Releasing)

And we’re looking forward to some driving soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAc23x2JJG0