Swat has a good cast including Colin Farrell, Samuel L Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeremy Renner and Oliver Martinez. The film is based on an old TV show which i have never seen. The plot for the film is razor thin, a new Swat team is assembled by Samuel L Jackson full of misfits and they ultimately have the big mission at the end of transporting Oliver Martinez to the FBI, the catch being he has offered anyone 100 million dollars for his release. Jackson brings his usual charisma to the film, Martinez is suitably slimy as the villain and Farrell is serviceable as the main hero. For me, Renner steals the honours though as the disgraced former Swat team member gone bad. The action throughout the film is ok, although nothing really stands out. We have almost zero character development which for a film running nearly 2 hours long you would have thought there would have been. Watching the film again it does actually feel quite dated, with an early 2000's feel to it. Ultimately Swat is an easy watch, a turn your brain off after a hard week at work sort of film. It is very average but does entertain.
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