Mathijs Kees The movie is below average in my opinion. Not very bad, but there is nothing new in this movie. There is nothing we haven't seen before, it's all clichées. It doesn't contribute anyting to movie history.

keithfmanaton Just reading the title you can guess the story line. This is the worst cliché blokey caricature of a Neanderthal police force I've ever seen. The swearing and violence are continuous as is the misogyny. Considering the appalling current reputation of the British Police force this is probably the biggest PR disaster in years. The dialogue is as primitive and dire as the acting. Winstone and Plan B are clumsy cartoon characters of crooks playing policemen. Winstone's relationship with the lawyers wife is the most unbelievable part of the whole film. I'm actually having trouble writing anything more about this as I really feel it isn't worth of any more words. Should have gone straight to Men and Motors.

llorna My attention switched off half way through the film and I started doing other things. John Thaw was impossible to replace (even though I love Ray Winstone), and Carter just came across as completely dim and uninteresting. Although I love Ray Winstone I found the romantic interest a bit disturbing and completely unbelievable. I watched the whole film but as my attention kept wandering I have no idea what the conclusion of the film was and can't face watching even the second half again! I am a complete Sweeney fan and have watched the old series and films on a number of occasions but I can't say this lived up to the name. Obviously lots of money was spent on the film but it just came across as set pieces and as someone who has spent a lot of time in London, very unbelievable.

Guy THE SWEENEY was a superlative 1970s cop show (with a couple of decent spin off movies). Unfortunately it's also now this underwhelming re- make which has little to recommend it beyond the title. One again we're with Regan & Carter at the Flying Squad, this time trying to bring down a gang of hardened Eastern European criminals (Albanians or Serbians I think but it doesn't really matter) in contemporary London. Ray Winstone continues his long and inglorious career playing the same role, only by this point he's lazy and fat too; when he 'shags his bird' in the loos (this is not the sort of film likely to win feminist plaudits) it's hard to know what's less believable -- that he could pull her, or that he doesn't keel over from a heart attack immediately. Various Brit thesps turn up to fill one note roles, in a fit of misguided patriotism. There's not an ounce of the wit, realism or excitement of the original series. There are a couple of nice shots of London by night, but otherwise this is a crude, stupid and unbelievable cop film that never ought to have been made in the first place.