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S.W.A.T (Special Weapons and Tactics) is an exciting look
inside an elite police group that is called in when things
go crazy and things hit the fan.
It centres on Jim Street (Colin Farrell) who has been demoted
from the squad because his former partner went way off beam
while saving hostages in a bank hold-up.
Street is miffed but wants to work his way back to operations,
although it seems there is little chance of that because the
powers that be are slow to forgive.
But the opportunity does arise when a new elite-within-the-elite
is formed and it just so happens that Street's dedication
and determination is recognised by the group's boss Lt Hondo
Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson).
As luck would have it they get the chance to prove themselves
almost immediately when a terrorist Alex Mortel (Olivier Martinez)
is captured and offers more than $100million to anyone who
can free him.
Needless to say Harrelson's team is the unfortunate one chosen
to escort Mortel and keep him from being snatched by an almost
inexhaustable number of criminals groups wanting the money.
As said S.W.A.T is full-on in the action department, but
the script is pretty shakey at times. The characters are what
you would expect - nasty chief, hard-but-lovable group leader,
silent and mean young dude, fiesty female, smarmy rich crook
- and the word cliche could get mentioned quite often.
Still, it's the firepower you'll be looking forwards to,
although I must say I preferred Bad
Boys II.
The video transfer is excellent and the sound absolutely
sensational!
Conclusion: Movie 75% Extras 60%
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