Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez
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.
DVD Release Date: December 30, 2003
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February 10, 2009"Even cops dial 911"
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.
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November 30, 2008Action packed movie with a great cast. Colin is a rookie working for the SWAT team who have to transfer a drug lord. Olivier has offered a cash reward to anyone who gets him out of police custody.
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August 31, 2008You're either SWAT or you're not. How true, how true. Well I am deffinately down with the SWAT. Of course at times it is perfectly ridiculous, but it's good ridiculous and the action is well fun. Sure it lacks in some departments, but there are worse things that could happen.
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November 5, 2009Entretenida... a secas. Michelle Rodríguez esta buenísima... aun con cara de enojadilla. :-P
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October 28, 2009a little exaggerated.but good action,not bad to watch.pretty exciting too.
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October 21, 2009"S.W.A.T." is flashy, stylish, and workmanlike, but disappoints by never achieving what it teases at aspiring to. As a character drama, it is a flimsy, one-note disaster, and as an action flick, it does the trick but seems downright quaint in comparison to some of the bigger acti...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
August 9, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
The director, a TV guy named Clark Johnson, doesn't shoot action very well, which is sort of a handicap. full review
August 8, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
As summer popcorn movies go, you could do worse than S.W.A.T. full review
August 8, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
SWAT is better than Gigli, but so is most outpatient surgery. full review
August 8, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
What we have here is a model for the paint-by -numbers, perfectly generic, proudly soulless summer action flick. full review
August 8, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Those who love police overkill, guns, jingoistic race-baiting, guns, macho smugness, and guns will be well served. full review
August 7, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
S.W.A.T. is by the numbers, by the book, and, by the way, pretty good. full review
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February 6, 2009A great movie with much action. Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell are acting great together in this movie.
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June 26, 2008A great film and my favorite charater is Brian Gamble. He was completely bad ass in this film!
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September 16, 2006i love u colin farrell .. in my opinion .. this movie is really great !! indicates every move of the real SWAT..
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