The Guard

I would say that British films are generally not my cup of tea, but upon checking I found that this is in fact an Irish film, and now I know those really aren't for me.  I wanted to like this movie, with its strong cast including Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, and Mark Strong, but I found myself struggling with the "Stop" button on my remote after only fifteen minutes.  Around seventeen minutes Cheadle makes his appearance, which caught my interest but that attention only lasted for about five or ten minutes before I find my mind wandering again.  At some point shortly thereafter I fell asleep.  That is right, someone who never passes out in the middle of a movie-watch completely passed out less than forty-five minutes into this film.  However, all that being said let me just add that I did find some solid humor in the film, at least in the parts I was awake for haha  Maybe the accents just have a hypnotic affect on me...