Review of Sweeney 2 (1978) by Paul C — 01 Oct 2009
"Do One" "Shut it" Ahh The Sweeney probably one of the best TV cop shows ever and the 2 films that go with it are pretty good also.
In this one Reagan and Carter are called upon to rumple a team of armed robbers who have been wreaking havoc across London.
All the elements fromn the TV show are here (the script is by edge of darkness screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin) from gold plated shooters to the whole squad getting drunk in a hotel while a bomb is difused upstairs.
What has opened out is the action ,which is more realistcic than the TV show due to the fact the film is aimed at a studio audience.
Thaw and Waterman were one of TV's best double acts and here its easy to see why, the banter feels genuine and never fake.
If you want to see how the TV show changed the face of TV cop dramas then watch this film and thne but the TV series box sets.
"Get your Trousers on sunshine,your nicked".
This review of Sweeney 2 (1978) was written by Paul C on 01 Oct 2009.
Sweeney 2 has generally received positive reviews.
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