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  • The Guard (2011)
    Review preview for The Guard

    McDonagh takes what could be a hackneyed tale of mismatched buddy cops and spins it to blisteringly funny effect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A small-town cop in Ireland finds himself drawn into an uneasy partnership with an FBI agent trying to smash a drug smuggling racket.
  • The Guardian (2006)
    Review preview for The Guardian

    There is a breadth of quality about the acting, including a fine performance from Sela Ward as Ben's estranged wife - making a lot more of her role than her meagre scripting suggests.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An ambitious would-be lifeguard learns the ropes from a man who's seen it all.
  • Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'hoole (2010)
    Review preview for Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'hoole

    The story is absolutely barking, but it comes alive in many moments of fine detail.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A young owl undertakes a perilous quest to alert the legendary guardians who can save his people from the evil army of Metalbeak.
  • Rise Of The Guardians (2012)
    Review preview for Rise Of The Guardians

    The set-up is formulaic, to say the least.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    When the happiness of children is under threat, an unlikely new hero emerges to help Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy save the day.

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