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S.W.A.T.
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Samuel L. Jackson,
Colin Farrell, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J,
Olivier Martinez |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Columbia Pictures |
| Web Site: |
sonypictures.com/.../s.w.a.t. |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Nope. |
| Date Movie: |
They'll find Colin
dreamy. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Nah. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Lots of things
getting shot at and blowing up. |
| Action: |
Lots of people
being chased. |
| Laughs: |
Not really. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
None. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
None. |
| Directed By: |
Clark Johnson |
| Produced By: |
Dan Halsted, Chris Lee, Neal H. Moritz |
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S.W.A.T.
A Movie Review |
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Leaving "S.W.A.T." I asked The Dude on the Left if he
thought the movie dragged along at times. He responded in the
affirmative, so at least I know it wasn’t me. It’s not that "S.W.A.T."
is a bad movie, it’s just that there really isn’t anything in the
movie that isn’t foreshadowed as the story moves along. Here’s the
basic synopsis…Colin Farrell is Jim Street, a member of the
S.W.A.T. team. His partner, Gamble (Jeremy Renner) disobeys some
orders during a hostage situation, and they get demoted. Not liking
being demoted, Gamble quits, leaving Jim working the gun locker. Enter
Hondo (Samuel L. Jackson). He’s been brought back to the S.W.A.T. team
to bring some honor back to the police force that’s been getting a lot
of bad press lately. He gets to pick his team, and much to the chagrin
of the Captain, he wants Jim. The team goes through some training, but
in the meantime the police are holding what turns out to be and
internationally wanted man, Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez). Well, he
almost escapes with the help of his buddies, but the S.W.A.T. boys
catch him, except on the way to jail he professes $100 million bucks
to whoever can bust him out of jail. So all of the bad guys come out
of the woodwork trying to score the cash, and now the S.W.A.T. boys
have their hands full not only just trying to get the bad guy to the
federal jail, but also combating all the people trying to bust Alex
free.
Blah, blah, blah. Can the cops be corrupted by the smell of cash,
what did happen to Jim’s old partner, but why, oh why, did they even
include a brief storyline about Jim’s girlfriend? Sure, it was the
"reason" for some animosity amongst one of the S.W.A.T. dudes, but
mostly it was useless. I guess my problem with the movie was I just
couldn’t get into it. Yes, it did have some cool, not too over-the-top
action, the story was kind of interesting even if the convoluted
escape attempt seems like it would have taken a lot more planning than
given, and there were some decent one-liners, but for the most part
"S.W.A.T." just played by a normal script offering nothing as a
surprise. Alright, I was surprised that every cop in L.A. was sent to
an airport to try to catch the bad guy, leaving no backup for our
heroes. What a time for a robbery!
Oh well, I won’t waste any more of your time with this review
except to give "S.W.A.T." 1 ½ stars out of 5. Wait for the DVD so you
can watch it on your TV.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
