The Sweeney (2013)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 32
Ray Winstone exudes tough-guy bravado, but this cop thriller otherwise feels thoroughly generic.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 7
Ray Winstone exudes tough-guy bravado, but this cop thriller otherwise feels thoroughly generic.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 4,777
My Rating
Movie Info
Tearing up the streets of London, THE SWEENEY is a stylish, exhilarating action thriller proving sometimes you have to act like a criminal to catch a criminal. Armed and dangerous, the Sweeney Flying Squad are old school crime fighters enforcing the law. Led by legendary detective Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and his loyal partner, they have their own unique way of operating and always get results. With a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a reappearance on the London crime scene,
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Ray Winstone
Jack Regan -
Ben Drew
George Carter -
Hayley Atwell
Nancy Lewis -
Steven Mackintosh
Ivan Lewis -
Paul Anderson
Francis Allen -
Alan Ford
Harry -
Damian Lewis
Frank Haskins -
Caroline Chikezie
Kara Clarke -
Allen Leech
Simon Ellis -
Ronnie Fox
Johnny Wextru -
Michael Wildman
Evelyn Simmonds -
Steven Waddington
Nathan Miller -
Kevin Michael
Makin Trebolt -
Kara Tointon
Megan Barret -
Tayo Walker-Allen
Neil -
Alan Corduner
Doctor -
Nick Nevern
Freddy -
Ed Skrein
David -
Dean Harrison
Mikey -
George Anton
Screw -
Joan Blackham
Landlady -
Max Bennett
Symes -
John Warnaby
Mr. Bledisoe -
Lee Whitlock
Whitlock -
Zora Suleman
Reporter -
Matthew Hilliker
Robber 1 -
Matthew Thirlwall
Robber 2 -
Mark Killeen
Spook 1 -
Aleksandar Mikic
Thug 1 -
Joshua Myers
Armed Officer -
Florence Brudenell-Bruce
Young Bank Lady -
Sonny Muslim
Sabaru Driver 1 -
Alex Austin
Sabaru Driver 2 -
Ruby Wild
Girl -
Jack Cooper
Spook 2 -
Marina Niel
Natalija Wolscat -
Tony Lucken
Sawn Off -
Julia Deakin
Older Woman
ADVERTISEMENT
The Sweeney Trailer & Photos
All Critics (60) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (32)
[It] feels a lot like an American-made cop movie circa 1990.
Top CriticBased on a '70s British program, this is a bombastic effort that, while not successful, is still as bracing as a cold pint.
Winstone is, as always, perfectly believable as a tough guy and after a slow start - due, somewhat, to American ears adjusting to those problematic accents - the film hits a groove.
Maybe it worked in the '70s; it's too worn to work these days. Ray Winstone needs to find better rocks to chew on.
The movie blithely repeats most of the clichés of the American badass-cop flick, only in impenetrable Cockney.
This might just be a British thing that we don't understand - literally.
The Sweeney Is Cliché After Cliché To The Point Of Parody.
You'd be better off going out into the lobby for popcorn and a soda for the first hour.
Pulpy Brit actioner for die-hard fans of Ray Winstone, whose close-to-camp turn as '70s TV hero Jack Regan isn't enough to warrant a booking.
Let's not waste each other's time. You already know whether this sounds like the kind of top bloke you'd fancy having a pint with. If so, The Sweeney is your film.
The film is just stylized enough to register as above average, but on the whole it's pretty forgettable - the kind of film you describe with a noncommittal "interesting," while walking out of the theater.
This British film's coppers are all anachronisms as are the filmmakers' attitudes toward their anti-heroes and female characters.
If you watched any of the dozens of gritty BBC crime dramas that have reached our shores over the last decade, The Sweeney looks and feels like a bigger-budgeted version of those productions.
This throwback to 1970s cops and robbers movies had me 'nicked.'
This is Winstone's show and it's a perfect showcase for his bluff, easygoing machismo. He was born to play this lovable scoundrel, with an emphasis on his rogue elements.
An intermittently exciting watch, thanks to some screeching car chases and a brilliant Central London shootout.
Audience Reviews for The Sweeney
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
-
- Jack Regan: Put your trousers on. You're nicked!
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for The Sweeney yet.
Latest News on The Sweeney
March 1, 2013:
Critics Consensus: Jack the Giant Slayer is Fee-Fie-FokayThis week at the movies, we've got fairy tale swashbuckling (Jack the Giant Slayer, starring...
March 1, 2013:
Five Favorite Films with Ray WinstoneChances are that when audiences think "tough Cockney geezer" they picture Ray Winstone, the veteran...
What's Hot On RT
Movies Directed by Tyler Perry
Blockbuster news and reviews
Ellen Page in an intriguing new thriller
A gallery of classic books on film
Featured on RT
- Total Recall: Movies Directed by Tyler Perry 48
- Parental Guidance: The Great Gatsby, Jack Reacher, and Safe Haven 6
- Video Interview: Aftershock Producer Eli Roth 3
- Ray Harryhausen: 1920-2013 33
- Digital Multiplex: Cloud Atlas, Pulp Fiction and more 4
- RT on DVD and Blu-Ray: Jack Reacher, Mama, and Upstream Color 34
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Iron Man 3 Soars Above the Rest 64
Top Headlines
-
Baz Luhrmann Wants DiCaprio for Hamlet
1
-
Bryan Singer Shooting X-Men: Days of Future Past in 3D and Simul-Cam
0
-
Avatar Sequels Shooting in 2014
3
-
Shane Black Confirmed for Doc Savage
0
-
Warner Bros. Plans New Dungeons & Dragons Movie
5
-
Adam Scott in Talks for Hot Tub Time Machine 2
0
-
Summit Already Thinking About Divergent Sequel
2
Fresh Links
Featured
10 Best Movie Trilogies
Pretty self-explanatory here; HitFix offers up their favorite trilogies of all time.
10 Jilted Movie Grooms
Feeling a little sappy? Here are 10 movie grooms who were left at the altar.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
50 Youth-Gone-Wild Movies
TimeOut lists the best movies about youth and rebellion.
30 Greatest Rock & Roll Movie Moments
Rolling Stone boldly proclaims the rockin'-est moments in cinema.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Foreign Titles
- The Crime (DE)
- The Sweeny (AU)
