S.W.A.T. (2003)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Robert Hamner (characters)
Ron Mita (story) ...

Release Date:

8 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Even cops dial 911

Plot:

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

Plot Keywords:

SWAT Team | Police | Bank Robbery | Hostage | Shot

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17	7:30 PM	FX
Wed. Nov. 18	4:00 PM	FX

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Colin Farrell	...	Jim Street
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Chris Sanchez
LL Cool J	...	Deacon 'Deke' Kay (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Josh Charles	...	T.J. McCabe
Jeremy Renner	...	Brian Gamble
Brian Van Holt	...	Michael Boxer
Olivier Martinez	...	Alex Montel
Reg E. Cathey	...	Lt. Greg Velasquez (as Reginald E. Cathey)
Larry Poindexter	...	Capt. Thomas Fuller
Page Kennedy	...	Travis
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	GQ
James DuMont	...	Gus
Denis Arndt	...	Sgt. Howard
Lindsey Ginter	...	Agent Hauser

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

At one point during the early stages of development, Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered for the role Dan "Hondo" Harrelson.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Montel is captured after his escape attempt, he is being cuffed face down in the street yet when we see it on the news, it now shows him laying on the sidewalk, by Alex Trebek's star. He's then immediately moved to what appears to be a dark-colored transport vehicle. Its logical that he would have been moved from the original 'middle of the street' take-down position to be held until the transport vehicle arrived. But when the vehicle arrives at the station, its gold-colored, and being driven by Sanchez, who was standing on the curb when Montel was loaded.

Quotes:

Alex Montel: [to news cameras, as he is being led into prison] I will give 100 million dollars to whoever gets me out of here.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Guns, Guts and Justice: An Inside Look (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Brother Down

Average good action film

S.W.A.T. is a nothing more and nothing less than what you expect from it - god action film, the script is very predictable and full of clichees, but it has enough logic and good sense to avoid the ridicule. Acting is average good, effects are average good, and directing is average good - so what you get is an average good action film. Get your popcorn, biers as well if you are at home, sit back and relax. Nothing more, nor less 7 out of 10 on my personal scale.