[It] feels a lot like an American-made cop movie circa 1990.
The Sweeney
Act like a criminal to catch a criminal.
2012 · 1h 52m · R
Action, Crime
Directed by
Nick Love
Overview
Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
Director and cast
- Nick Love Director
- Ray Winstone as Jack Regan
- Plan B as George Carter
- Hayley Atwell as Nancy Lewis
- Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins
- Alan Ford as Harry
- Steven Mackintosh as Ivan Lewis
- Paul Anderson as Francis Allen
- Caroline Chikezie as DC Kara Clarke
- Allen Leech as DC Simon Ellis
- Ronnie Fox as Johnny Wextru
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Based on a '70s British program, this is a bombastic effort that, while not successful, is still as bracing as a cold pint.
Winstone is, as always, perfectly believable as a tough guy and after a slow start - due, somewhat, to American ears adjusting to those problematic accents - the film hits a groove.
Maybe it worked in the '70s; it's too worn to work these days. Ray Winstone needs to find better rocks to chew on.
The movie blithely repeats most of the cliches of the American badass-cop flick, only in impenetrable Cockney.
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