Genre: Action / Thriller / Crime
Tagline: Even cops dial 911
Plot Outline: 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.
An arrested drug kingpin is transported by a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team led by Jackson’s character out of the city and into federal custody. Plans go awry when the kingpin offers $100 million to anyone who can free him.
Cast overview :
Samuel L. Jackson .... Sgt. Dan ’Hondo’ Harrelson
Colin Farrell .... Jim Street
Michelle Rodriguez .... Chris Sanchez
LL Cool J .... David ’Deke’ Kay (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Josh Charles .... T.J. McCabe
Jeremy Renner .... Brian Gamble
Brian Van Holt .... Michael Boxer
Summary: When the going gets tough; the rough get rougher.
Raucous, explosive, predictable and close to being forgettable. The top LAPD brass wants to repair and polish a tarnished reputation by bringing back from retirement Sgt. ’’Hondo’’ Harrelson(Samuel L. Jackson)to hand pick a special S.W.A.T. team to take care of extremely dangerous situations. The last picked, but most impressive officer is Jim Street(Colin Farrell)whose swagger has put him in hot water with the powers that be.
Also on the squad is Chris Sanchez(Michelle Rodriguez)who has already been turned down for S.W.A.T. duty just because she is female. She is one tough babe that can more than carry her share of the load. The team gets assigned to transfer the head of a notorious European crime cartel Alex Montel(Oliver Martinez) to a Federal lockup.
He has just murdered his uncle, but is arrested for a missing tail light on his uncle’s car. Hell breaks loose when Montel looks into a news camera and claims to give $100 million to anyone who can set him free.
A routine transfer turns into an all out war fighting off several different factions greedy for the crime boss’ money. The twisting climax proves there can be a scumbag among collective honor. The special effects are entertaining and far better than the some times stupid dialogue. Farrell and Jackson more or less carry the movie; not to over look the winsome Rodriguez. Also in the cast are: Jeremy Renner, Larry Poindexter, Josh Charles and rapper LL Cool J. Watch for Steve Forrest who played ’’Hondo’’ Harrelson in the mid 70s TV series. He has a small role as a S.W.A.T. truck driver.
I saw this movie becauses of Colin Farrell , but any way its just a time pass
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.