Rated PG-13 for language and violence
Starring Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson
Directed by Clark Johnson
The Story:
SWAT officers Street (Farrell) and Gamble (Renner) break the rules one time too often, and get suspended from SWAT by Capt Fuller (Larry Poindexter). Gamble quits and Street opts to work in the armory with the distant hope that SWAT will once again open up to him. Enter the returning Sgt Hondo (Jackson) who has been sent back to create a new SWAT team. He recruits a ragtag collection of misfits including Street, and the Captain is out for their heads. But when a notorious mobster falls into their lap, and offers a 100 Million Dollar reward for his freedom, the SWAT team is going to face their biggest challenge, ever.
Ah yes, this is a guilty pleasure of mine.
I've seen it at least a dozen times, and it never gets old.
Just a hair under 2 hours, but the pacing makes the movie just clip along and feel like it has a much shorter running time.
The movie literally moves at a breakneck pace as the team is built and then they are forced into action to move the criminal to safety.
I also think this is one of the better television shows adapted to the big screen films that has happened.
Naturally, aside from the theme song from SWAT, I barely remember the show at all. :)
All said, it was great work by all involved. Nobody seems out of place, and all of their actions are believable to the character and/or situations that they find themselves in.
If nothing else, LL Cool J made a nice audition reel for NCIS Los Angeles.
:)
Final Grade: A-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I own it, and it gets played annually, at least.
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