The Guard
Avenger
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I think, on balance, the film doesn't deserve either to be praised as some kind of visionary masterpiece, nor attacked as an affront to the genre. I do think it is easily the weakest of the three films, and that it feels unnecessary, much like The Godfather III. But, treated on its own terms, I find it more interesting that the majority of shrink-wrapped CBMs.
I think discussions on its merits become highly polarised because there are individuals determined to be blind to all of its failings, and other individuals determined not to acknowledge any of its virtues. Both extremes have an air of unreality about them, to my mind.
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