Brendan Gleeson dominates as Irish country cop Gerry, a smart slob who loves whoring, drinking, shopping guns, and making funny quips. Like most of the Gaelic rustics, he is hip to American films and music, and in a mildly racist way, Gerry welcomes the stiffly formal FBI man — played so well by Don Cheadle — as they track drug gangsters. It’s a loose, sporty noir with comical bones, directed and written by John Michael McDonagh with a frisky flair for the people and settings. It even takes time to ponder Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billy Joe.” (2011) — David Elliott
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