S.W.A.T.
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson .... Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Colin Farrell .... Jim Street
Michelle Rodriguez .... Chris Sanchez
LL Cool J .... David 'Deke' Kay (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Josh Charles .... T.J. McCabe
Directed by
Clark Johnson
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
6/10. If S.W.A.T. has one thing going for it, it's better than last year's
late-summer big-budget PG-13 action movie, XXX. S.W.A.T. can't
compare to other action films of the summer, like Terminator 3, but
still stands as a mindless action flick, good for a matinee or if you
just want an excuse to eat popcorn. It doesn't have the merits of a
good movie by any means (the acting is bad, the plot is weak, along
with characterization), but still is a good time for two hours.
Jim Street (Colin Farrell) is in S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and
Tactics), but disobeys orders and is back to basics. However
Sgt. "Hondo" Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) is looking for new
recruits, and soon Jim is back in S.W.A.T. Soon, international
terrorist Alex Montel (Oliver Martinez) is now in the U.S. and�aww
who cares? Did anyone buy a ticket for its deep, complex, and
thoughtful plot? I didn't think so. There was a better plot on an
episode of "SWAT Cats".
Although its action scenes may not be anything original (a highway
scene a la The Matrix Reloaded, a subway scene stolen from The
Italian Job), they never bored me (something that scenes in The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the most recent other action movie
I've seen, did). I wasn't always thrilled (except for that great
opening scene), but I was never twiddling my thumbs or taking my eyes
away from the screen.
Back in the early summer of 2002, a film called Minority Report came
out. Starring in it was the ever-popular Tom Cruise, but also a small
star who I had never heard of. He was a good actor, and I hoped he
wouldn't turn extremely famous. Sadly, Colin Farrell has become just
that. He's just a tabloid thing, and it's really taken credibility
from him. He seems to be good in every other movie he does: good in
Minority Report and Phone Booth, bad in The Recruit and S.W.A.T..
S.W.A.T., however, isn't believable at all. When someone is shot,
isn't there blood? When there's fire, isn't there smoke? If they had
gone for the R rating to make it seem more lifelike and add some
sense to the otherwise worthless story, then it could have been a lot
better. However, overall, do you like summer movies? Then you'll love
S.W.A.T., which is just that.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.
Running time: ? minutes
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