The Sweeney (2012)
English director Nick Love returns the to the big screen with this modern day remake of the popular late 70's TV show about the London metropolitan police forces flying squad The Sweeney.
Director Nick Love best known for films such as Football Factory, The Business, outlaw, The Firm (remake). The Sweeney follows on his tradition of using the cream of British actors for the main roles.
In the Sweeney Nick Love has cast veteran British actor Ray Winstone as Jack Regan and rapper / actor Ben Drew (plan b) as George Carter The film also stars Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell and Steven
Mackintosh.
The movie see's as Winstone head of London's elite flying squad who's excessive but successful methods of catching criminals is causing the department to be investigated from within despite its success in catching the criminals.
The team are hot in the heels of a jewellery heist team that murder a customer in the latest heist they pull but as Regan and Carter discover all is not as it seems and with the division already under the
spotlight things soon spiral out of control for the pair.
The movie is actually a decent British crime film and am not ashamed to say that I was very much surprised at this film, ok maybe
Ben Drew shouldn't hang up his gold bling microphone just yet but to be honest he actually suites the roll a Carter.
Overall this movie is decent and in my opinion providing you’re a fan of British crime films this movie is worth watch although don't expect it to be a classic.
Director Nick Love best known for films such as Football Factory, The Business, outlaw, The Firm (remake). The Sweeney follows on his tradition of using the cream of British actors for the main roles.
In the Sweeney Nick Love has cast veteran British actor Ray Winstone as Jack Regan and rapper / actor Ben Drew (plan b) as George Carter The film also stars Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell and Steven
Mackintosh.
The movie see's as Winstone head of London's elite flying squad who's excessive but successful methods of catching criminals is causing the department to be investigated from within despite its success in catching the criminals.
The team are hot in the heels of a jewellery heist team that murder a customer in the latest heist they pull but as Regan and Carter discover all is not as it seems and with the division already under the
spotlight things soon spiral out of control for the pair.
The movie is actually a decent British crime film and am not ashamed to say that I was very much surprised at this film, ok maybe
Ben Drew shouldn't hang up his gold bling microphone just yet but to be honest he actually suites the roll a Carter.
Overall this movie is decent and in my opinion providing you’re a fan of British crime films this movie is worth watch although don't expect it to be a classic.