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The Sweeney depicts the rough-and-tumble ways of the Flying Squad, the branch of the London police that handles armed robberies, especially when they can catch the criminals in the act. The Sweeney's leader, Jack Regan (Ray Winstone, Sexy Beast), doesn't much care about the rules so long as he gets the job done, which carries into his private life as well--he's having an affair with Nancy Lewis (Hayley Atwell, Captain America), the wife of a superior officer. Is it any surprise that that officer wants to bring him down? When a bank robbery leads to a shootout in Trafalgar Square, Regan finds his career in jeopardy, and only his
The Sweeney depicts the rough-and-tumble ways of the Flying Squad, the branch of the London police that handles armed robberies, especially when they can catch the criminals in the act. The Sweeney's leader, Jack Regan (Ray Winstone, Sexy Beast), doesn't much care about the rules so long as he gets the job done, which carries into his private life as well--he's having an affair with Nancy Lewis (Hayley Atwell, Captain America), the wife of a superior officer. Is it any surprise that that officer wants to bring him down? When a bank robbery leads to a shootout in Trafalgar Square, Regan finds his career in jeopardy, and only his loyal protégé George Carter (British rapper Ben Drew) can pull him out of it. The Sweeney has a gritty look, all blues and grays and craggy faces, but the plot is a mess; half doesn't make any sense and the half that does doesn't seem to matter. The movie is based on a British TV series of the same name and there seem to be a lot of nods to the show. Perhaps if you're a fan, the movie's emotional terrain will be more comprehensible. Drew and Atwell show a lot of charisma; Winstone is dependably brutish and has some nice comic moments that give his tough-guy persona a little depth. --Bret Fetzer
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Manufacturer: Entertainment One
Release date: 2 April 2013
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0741952734390 UPC: 741952734390
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