S.W.A.T.
[DVD Info]

After a stunt pulled by Jim Street's (Colin Farrell) partner Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner), where a hostage gets shot, they're both kicked off the SWAT force. Brian leaves forever but Jim gets to stay if he testifies against Brian. Six months later we see our protagonist working behind a cage cleaning guns and laundry. The SWAT is getting a bad reputation so they call in an old school swatter, Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson), to make a new and improved SWAT team to improve their name. He must choose 5 people to make his team. Of course after a few tests our man Jim is invited to join this special SWAT team along with three other "loose cannons." The head police guy hates all of them and doesn't want to approve of the team (and desperately wants them to fail) so he tests them and calls them "Team Shit List."

Soon after the team is formed a "high priority international criminal" is accidentally pulled into custody when his prints don't match his passports. When it's finally discovered who he is, they need to send him to a high security prison but the problem is when passing media cameras he tells the world "I will give 100 Million dollars to anyone who breaks me out of here." Perking the interest of every gang in the tri-state area it is now up to the special SWAT team to keep him from being broken out by the most greedy and notorious criminals out there. Will they be able to handle the pressure of every criminal interested in the cash? Or will they be tempted by their or greed?

When you assemble a gun, it's best to do it by the light of one tiny lamp.
When running through a crowd of innocent people...twirl your baton violently.
Local gangs have bazookas.
You don't get radio reception in storm drains.
Fubar LIVES! (whomever that is)
Instead of rappelling off of the side of a bridge, grab the nearest terrified woman and use her instead.

"Isn't that eternal damnation you're chowing down on?" ~Jim.

Alright...so...the girl (Michelle Rodriguez) was totally useless in this movie. All she did was give mean stares and get shot at. It's like they're all "let's include a girl for diversity...but since we really don't think a girl could do it...we'll make her useless."
Colin Farrell...is actually...not that good of an actor. And his long lingering stares could use some work...he looks like he took a soap opera acting class from Joey Tribiani.

Honestly, it wasn't as bad as a movie as I thought it'd be. It was definitely a flick where you just shut your brain off and look at the pretty explosions and enjoy the car chases (actually...there weren't any in this one). A guy movie...but there was a definite lack of T and A for it to be totally horrid. It was full of cheesy one liners (not even good ones) and there wasn't a plot really. Also...the special effects were lame. Because of this, the jury gives this flick:

(Indifferent)

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