Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Police, Drugs, Escape, Suspense, Thieves, Law, Hostage, Murder, Betrayal, Cult Classic
Tagline: Even cops dial 911
Plot: Farrell portrays Jim Street, a former S.W.A.T. team member, who along with his partner Brian Gamble (Renner), is thrown off the team in the aftermath of a controversial decision they made during a robbery/hostage standoff. Gamble quits the force in disgust, but for Street, being a policeman is his life and he agrees to a demotion, hoping to someday have the chance to redeem himself and once again wear the privileged S.W.A.T. uniform.Street gets that chance when team commander Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Jackson) is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch cops for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit (S.W.A.T.). The other members of the new team Hondo recruits are Deacon "Deke" Kaye (James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J), Chris Sanchez (Michelle Rodriguez), Michael Boxer (Brian Van Holt) and T.J. McCabe (Josh Charles). After weeks of demanding physical training, the new S.W.A.T. team is quickly thrown into action when a notorious drug lord Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez), audaciously offers a $100 million bounty to anyone who can free him from police custody. As they escort the kingpin out of Los Angeles and into the hands of the Feds, they are pursued by a ruthless and well-armed band of
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 Noisy cartoon fascism for the couch potato who can't get enough of "Cops."--Charles Taylor (Salon)
"S.W.A.T." is a well-made police thriller, nothing more. No Academy Awards. But in a time when so many action pictures are mindless assaults on the eyes, ears and intelligence, it works as superior craftsmanship. The director, Clark Johnson, is a veteranof TV both as an actor and director, and supplies a well-made film that trusts its story and actors.  --Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
The praise for "S.W.A.T." will be faint indeed, amounting almost to damnation; however, it will still be praise. While the movie is stupid, it is -- hooray, and let's put this in all the national ads! -- not appallingly stupid.--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
The type of genuinely exciting action movie we’ve been waiting for B+--Craig Younkin (Lee's Movie Info)
What could’ve been a high adrenaline roller-coaster ride is instead a very tame and run of the mill cop movie C--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
That's the main problem with SWAT: it's entertaining for the most part, but it's also frustrating, because the movie's stars, action and premise show so much more potential than what we are given. 6/10--'Greg C.' (Movie-Vault.com)
S.W.A.T. turned out to be a decent little movie with an actual plot and interesting characters. --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
The charismatic stars and well choreographed action are combined with a pumping soundtrack for a film that can truthfully claim to be formulaic, but fun.  --Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
It's a highly entertaining, refreshing dip in a summer swimming pool of movies that drown you with excess and only want to make you come up for air.  --Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
A brash, brain-free actioner, S.W.A.T. sees Colin Farrell give another star turn with so-so material. This is a Die Hard wannabe which hits all its targets without ever scoring a bullseye.  --Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
Despite drab formula, solid cast gives summer a 'S.W.A.T.' in the pants  --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
Forgettable Friday night thriller that’s short on action set-pieces but compensates with decent characters and performances. --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
In truth, there's nothing here at all, no basis for a drama, certainly. What the movie has is Jackson, Farrell, Rodriguez, Cool J and Martinez -- good actors who deserved a real movie.--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
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Charlie's Angels, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea |
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Elliot Goldenthal
Heat, Batman & Robin, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles |
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| 'S.W.A.T.' puts together a police squad loaded with so much brainless testosterone that it ends up being just a bunch of balls. How much fun will you get from it? S.Q.U.A.T. 1/10 --Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
Script is laughable, but director, actors make it work--Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz)
SWAT is a decently enjoyable timewaster (certainly a more rewarding time than the lacklustre and bloated "Bad Boys II"). Enjoyable dumb fun. --Garth Franklin (DarkHorizons)
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