Hmmmm, not sure. I don't think it would be a particularly good cop drama were it not for the connection with the TV series. Ray Winstone's ok (he's no John Thaw, but you'd make allowances for that), but Ben Drew was a bit wooden for my liking. There's some good set-pieces, especially one in an underground car park but, overall, it just seemed like thugs chasing other thugs. Compare this to a similar film, Michael Mann's Heat, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, which had two class players and a good plot. Maybe American's do this kind of thing better (more money, probably), but it says something about us when the final car-chase involves a Ford Focus in a caravan park.
Thursday, 4 July 2013
The Sweeney - "You're Nicked!"
Part of my LoveFilm subscription, this is a remake of the 70's cop show. Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and George Carter (Ben Drew) investigate the robbery of a jewellers where an innocent bystander was killed.
Hmmmm, not sure. I don't think it would be a particularly good cop drama were it not for the connection with the TV series. Ray Winstone's ok (he's no John Thaw, but you'd make allowances for that), but Ben Drew was a bit wooden for my liking. There's some good set-pieces, especially one in an underground car park but, overall, it just seemed like thugs chasing other thugs. Compare this to a similar film, Michael Mann's Heat, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, which had two class players and a good plot. Maybe American's do this kind of thing better (more money, probably), but it says something about us when the final car-chase involves a Ford Focus in a caravan park.
Hmmmm, not sure. I don't think it would be a particularly good cop drama were it not for the connection with the TV series. Ray Winstone's ok (he's no John Thaw, but you'd make allowances for that), but Ben Drew was a bit wooden for my liking. There's some good set-pieces, especially one in an underground car park but, overall, it just seemed like thugs chasing other thugs. Compare this to a similar film, Michael Mann's Heat, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, which had two class players and a good plot. Maybe American's do this kind of thing better (more money, probably), but it says something about us when the final car-chase involves a Ford Focus in a caravan park.
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