the audience applauded

That was an excellent one.

Sick Product of a Sick System

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

This could have been a good film but the story line just died at the end.It was like they needed a quick ending. This happens in many films and it is too bad.It was going well till the daylight suicide mission. The police radio calls became a very big distraction and were overdone. Some sexual tension would have also been good between Matt and Helen. No chemistry existed at all. Both characters were good on their own but not together. I liked Robert Patrick in his role. He was good.Nicely shot and edited. Good sound effects and foley.

This film is quite entertaining, lots of action, good cast, naked chicks and even a decent script!It's not the usual B-action flick,is quite more, for the first time real SWAT tactiques on the screen and lots of realistic shootouts that will put you on the edge of your seat. What more can you ask for?

As soon as I looked at the cover I knew this movie would be a real winner. Not!!! The only reason I rented it was to see some SWAT things and cheesy action. I was disappointed in the SWAT stuff but the cheesy action was hilarious. The end fight was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The SWAT movement used by the FBI was pretty funny also at the airport. One would think that they would contain the area so no terrorists would escape but i guess not. Also why was a FBI agent investigating bad cops. Doesnt internal affairs do that. This seemed like a big city (they must be if they have a FBI office) but why was there no internal affairs. Doesnt the FBI deal in federal crime not investigating rogue cops. This had to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It reminded me of Search and Destroy which I fell asleep during one of the many action scenes in. Please spare yourself and don't watch this movie unless you want some good laughs.

I had the misfortune of watching this film in a hotel room in Texas two nights ago. It began in seemingly promising fashion with a quote from Aristotle" the rule of law is preferable to the rule of any man', then went down from there. I counted about 17 dead in the first five minutes alone. A lot of people get killed and the f-word is used repeatedly. Worse, its used as a substitute for any writing that might be used to convey emotion.The previous reviewer had good things to say about the acting. Sorry, I could not see it. The two male leads , Patrick and Rooker, are nothing more or less than cigar store Indians with automatic weapons. Also, the sheer nihilism and cynicism of the film was profoundly depressing. ALL the (few) sympathetic characters get wasted, in gratuitously bloody fashion. Then the producers have the temerity to dedicate this rip-off to the men and women of Law enforcement! In short, I am deeply puzzled as to why the Mayor of Cleveland allowed this bloody, violent mess to be filmed in his city...the loss of the Browns must have done more harm to the City of Lights morale than I thought.