The Guard, written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, is a comedy in which we see a small town, Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson) who is a little different from your average cop, with a confrontational personality, a dying mother, and a soft spot for the odd prostitute or two. He is sure to test the straight-laced FBI agent (Don Cheadle) to his limits. When these two completely different law enforcers are thrown together in order to combat an international drug smuggling ring, there is sure to be highly-entertaining and immensely funny results, with some dark humor slapped in.