S.W.A.T. (2003)

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Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Aug 8, 2003
Running Time: 118 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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Jim Street is a former S.W.A.T. team member, who along with his partner Brian Gamble, 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. He gets that chance when team commander Dan "Hondo" Harrelson is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch officers for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit. After weeks of rigorous physical training, the new team is immediately thrown into action when a notorious drug lord, offers a $100 million bounty to anyone who can free him from police custody. As they escort the kingpin out of Los Angeles into the hands of the Feds, the S.W.A.T. team is pursued by a ruthless and well-armed band of mercenaries.
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Sgt Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Officer Jim Street
Chris Sanchez
Deacon 'Deke' Kaye
T J McCabe
Brian "Poker" Gamble
Michael Boxer
Alex Montel
Lt Greg Velasquez
Capt Thomas Fuller
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rating August 8, 2003
What we have here is a model for the paint-by-numbers, perfectly generic, proudly soulless summer action flick. An original idea would die for lack of oxygen in S.W.A.T., which means it will probably do boffo business. In an era when movies have become television with better air-conditioning and concessions than you get at home, S.W.A.T. delivers what's expected with TV-bred efficiency.

And why not. S.W.A.T. (for Special Weapons and Tactics) started on the tube in 1975, producing thirteen… Continued

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From the minute S.W.A.T. starts rolling, it's clear we've got a wanna-be blockbuster on our hands. And we all know what that means.

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It means that what little plot there is will be formulaic and predictable. It means a dashing hero will spout pithy one-liners, while his sidekicks will try to be funny and fail. But there will also be a cool helicopter crash and a lot of firepower and maybe even some blood and guts. Cool! On that basis, S.W.A.T. does not disappoint. It doesn't much matter… Continued