Movie #1071 "The Guard" was a film I had ordered before I went to Ireland, but I just got around to seeing it right now. It takes place in the countryside of Galway, and that's why I was interested in seeing it. The movie centers on the maverick guard Gerry Boyle , and the opening sets up just what kind of guard he is --- pretty laid back, since hardly anything happens here. But then the crime takes a turn, and there are some drug smugglers in their midst, and as they start to bump off people in the town, FBI Wendall (Don Cheadle) shows up on the scene --- He and Gerry don't hit it off at all --- Gerry comes off as a racist, and that of course, rubs Wendall the wrong way. This back and forth agitation is typical in a detective story, but no matter what you think what will come out of Gerry's mouth, he still surprises you. And the bad guys are not typical in tis kind of story at all. So all in all, it's a very refreshing take on your typical drug smuggling story, and I recommend it --- I watched it with subtitles, and you might to, also, because there's a thick Irish accent (sometimes Gaelic) going on here.
The Guard
When FBI agent Wendell Everett invades an Irish village in pursuit of international drug dealers, wisecracking local copper Gerry Boyle does his best to annoy the American and get on with his life. But soon there's a murder.
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