Unlimitedia
Sick Product of a Sick System
Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Stephan Hammond
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
comps-784-38265
This was so over the top, it was almost funny, but came across as ridiculous. I do like the 'all action nonsense' genre, as long as it's not too stupid. This crosses the line into the peoples republic of cockney 'too stupid' I recall the original series was at least plausible (ish) but this goes into a rather weird parody of 'cockney villains and tough cockney coppers, innit mate" Rather a waste of some talented actors Watch once if you're bored or need a laugh 6/10
stephannejones
Winstone trying to look athletic AND sexy, a twelve year old playing Carter who sounds like he's on Mogadon and reading from a bad translation of the script, and zero originality. Apart from that...Dreadful acting, unrealistic action scenes (hint: bullets keep on flying after they miss a target), an elderly man who is a fatal attraction for a much younger woman and dialogue out of the bottom drawer. A colleague and I always used to joke when in a works vehicle, trotting out all the old Sweeney catchphrases, and even though everything 'cockerney' simply leaves me cold I quite enjoyed the original. It was helped by the fact that there were people working on it with skill, talent and originality. All I can say to the makers of this film is "Shat it, you slaaags!"
Jamesfilmfan905
This is a lazy pathetic remake of a classic 70s cop show the only reason it gets 1 out of 10 from is cause of Ray Winston he is credible as jack Reagan although not as good as the original Played by the outstanding John thaw he least brings him to life with his own interpretation of the character . As for the rest of the cast are weak and wooden especially the actor who played carter maybe needed a few lessons at acting school before making at an actor his wooden as a plank of wood but that can be said of the over actors who frankly don't even try and bring some life into this tepid material that would frankly suit an Steven sea-gal action flick . Overall if you like Ray win-stone then i guess check it out but if not and liked the original 70s series stick to that .
pete36
The big screen version of the tough Brit cop series from the seventies leaves a lot to be desired.The plot itself is paper thin and similar to 100's of other police thrillers but a good opportunity for some fine banter between the co-stars (as in the old series) and some tough action sequences. Sadly this is not the case.The main problem is the two leads : Winstone, obviously in his fifties, is simply too old and too fat for the role. You see him immediately huffing and puffing when he has to chase some bad guys trough the streets of London. The other guy, the supposed sidekick, is one of the least convincing cops you'll ever see, can't act for beans and reminds more of some hoodie from the back streets of Glasgow. Needless to say there is zero chemistry between the two actors. Rest of the cast gets equally wasted, including Damian Lewis.The action is rather OK: a chase/shootout on foot after bank robbers in broad daylight through the center of London (thank you Michael Mann) and a spectacular car chase through an abandoned caravan park (thank you Top Gear Team).So a missed opportunity altogether. Will end its life in the cheap DVD bin of supermarkets.
