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"The Guard" Review
There are a bunch of forgettable films being released, but what if you want to go see a great movie? Well check out what Dan Gvozden has to say about "The Guard."
In 2008, director Martin McDonagh made his feature-length directorial debut with the uproarious and dark In Bruges. It's rare to find a film as well-balanced and just downright cool as In Bruges, a film that I consider a modern classic. Besides its incredible cast of Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes, who each deliver a mesmeric performance; In Bruges has an incredible sense of place (so much so that tourism in Bruges has jumped 300% since its release).
The wait for McDonagh's follow-up to his debut film has been excruciating, with no immediate news of a release on the horizon. However, as it turns out, there isn't just one filmmaker in the McDonagh family. Martin has a brother, John Michael McDonagh, who might just be the answer to my lingering need for a spiritual sequal to the film I love so much.
John Michael McDonagh's feature-length directorial debut The Guard brings back Brendan Gleeson, this time in the starring role, almost in a direct answer to my desires. There are countless similarities between The Guard and In Bruges, mainly in its delicious dialogue and great characterization of a setting, but the main distinguishing difference is in the style. Whereas In Bruges was a slick hit-man comedy, The Gaurd instead revels in its divine sense of pure malaise.
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