SWAT may have been an iffy film when it first came out years ago, but it is undeniably a great action film. SWAT Firefight still holds up to the original if not exceeds its original impact. It may be tough to replace the original cast with a new younger crew but they pull it off beautifully. Super Stars like Sam Jackson, Colin Farrell may be missing but the acting and drama between characters still exists. From the first encounter with the enemy, you wonder how things will play out and why they happened the way they did. The story may not be as compelling as the original but still has its strong points with love tie in's and controversy met along the way similar to Gamble and Street in the original. Some scenes how ever were down right terrible, for instance there is a scene inside a convenience store and a shoot out erupts, the end scene shows them walking off instantly in slow motion to rock music... it just doesn't fit in that scenario. Yet after all is said and done the film wraps up with an exemplary scene of heroism and action.
Action- 9/10 Style- 10/10 Story- 7/10 Overall- 8/10
Action- 9/10 Style- 10/10 Story- 7/10 Overall- 8/10