S.W.A.T. Movie Review 2003

Hondo (Jackson) is the leader of the elite LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics unit. He and his crew have to guard captured drug lord Alex (Martinez) and move him into federal custody. Only Alex has an open offer of $100 mil to anyone who can free him. Above-average big screen version of the mid-seventies TV series provides the correct summer blockbuster mix of action, stunts, and humor, with just enough character development to make you care about the outcome, but not so much that you get bored.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

L.A., Cops, Adapted from Television, Rogue Cops, Team Efforts

Screenplay

David Ayer, David McKenna

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Michelle Rodriguez, Olivier Martinez, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Reg E. Cathey, Larry Poindexter, Domenick Lombardozzi, Lucinda Jenney, Reed Edward Diamond

Cinematography

Gabriel Beristain

Director

Clark Johnson

Music

Elliot Goldenthal

Other

Clark Johnson, Steve Forrest, Steve Nelson, Evyen Klean, Michael Tronick, Gershon Ginsburg, Christopher Lawrence, Mayne Berke

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Dan Halstead, Original Film, Camelot, Columbia Pictures