Review of The Sweeney (2012) by Alex S — 28 Jul 2015

Interesting reboot, actually quite entertaining and as gritty as the series was, literally a modernized Regan and Carter.

This review of The Sweeney (2012) was written by Alex S on 28 Jul 2015.

The Sweeney has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 28 Sep 2013

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Mr. Regan holds his iphone up side down oops. Scene in car after finding out that Allen killed the girl to cover up something…

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By Paul E (651) on 31 Jan 2015

Makes me embarrassed to be British the makers of this should be sued by the creators of the original TV series and film spin offs for dragging…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 22 Apr 2017

Love may have plonked his protagonists in the modern world but they still feel trapped in a long-gone era, when police brutality was commonplace…

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By Darren C (652) on 30 Jul 2013

A few nifty gun fights and decent car chases failed to breath life into its slow yet often lacklustre story…

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By Ws W (1,791) on 21 Jan 2014

Fair, a bit lengthy though. Ray Winstone is just superb for his role here…

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By Ken N (47) on 17 Jan 2015

Poor,very poor.plan b needs acting lessons…

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