"Well, I Hope He's Dead Because I Just Put Him Into The Fekkin' Morgue."

The Guard (2011)

While I was intrigued by claims that this was somehow linked with "In Bruges", possibly the best movie of 2008, it turns out the link is somewhat tenuous. The writer and director is the brother of the guy who wrote and directed "In Bruges". Nevertheless, that means that they have similar influences.

Also, "The Guard" has a leading actor in common with "In Bruges" and that is, of course, the wonderful Brendan Gleeson. Brendan Gleeson is one of those actors who can't really put a foot wrong. In Perrier's Bounty, he seemed to be the only actor who could transcend the by-the-numbers plodding material he was working despite having co-stars like Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent. In 28 Days Later, the movie goes downhill pretty much the moment his character disappears from the scene. Coincidence? I think not! And let's also not forget that Gleeson was by far the best thing in the fourth Harry Potter movie.

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