Skip to Content

‘The Sweeney’ goes down easy, but leaves a rough aftertaste

The Sweeney Written and Directed by Nick Love UK, 2012 British import The Sweeney, which debuted in its homeland last September but is just now making its way to the U.S., resembles a few different action movies. But, as a remake of a 1970s BBC cop show about an elite police unit, the film it …

Read More about ‘The Sweeney’ goes down easy, but leaves a rough aftertaste

‘The Sweeney’ is overly derivative and unpleasantly simple-minded

The Sweeney Written by Nick Love and John Hodge Directed by Nick Love UK, 2012 Consisting of four series and two feature film spin-offs during the 1970s, police drama The Sweeney was significantly influential in British media, popularising elements of gritty realism and morally dubious protagonists that television hadn’t been quite so prone to including …

Read More about ‘The Sweeney’ is overly derivative and unpleasantly simple-minded