What's it about? Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson, a veteran Special Weapons And Tactics officer, trains up a bunch of young cops to form a new kickass unit.
Who's in it? Samuel L. Jackson plays Harrelson, with Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez and rap superstar-turned-Hollywood actor, LL Cool J, lending fine support.
Best scene? The crashlanding of a Lear jet onto a Los Angeles bridge.
To be honest: Look, it's a dumbass action flick. From the heated training sequences to the final op where they try and stop a bunch of mercenaries springing euro crime boss Olivier Martinez (yes, him what's shagging Kylie), this is prime brain-free multiplex fodder. But hey! Who really cares? Farrell and Jackson are great as the lippy rookie and his badass mentor figure, Rodriguez brings a little hard-bitten sexiness to the squad and director Clark Johnson (of TV's The Shield fame) manages to bolt just enough realism onto the bullet-filled fantasy for you not to drift off into la-la land too often. Even when someone starts using a rocket launcher. Lock and load...
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