movieman_kev A young hotshot is sent to Detroit where he takes charge of a SWAT team in order to certify them. No sooner is he there than a botched hostage negotiation sets deranged stalker Walter Hatch (Robert Patrick) up to have a mad-on for him.Truth be told, the first SWAT film didn't do much for me, however that film had a few things going for it that this didn't, first most no one will mistake Gabriel Macht as an action hero anytime soon. He lacks the presence. It fact this film was pretty badly miscast all the way around. The banter between admittedly fairly well-done action sequences was atrocious and Robert Patrick, whom I usually enjoy watching, was utterly wasted in this drek.

cadmiel-perez The storyline contains a clear unfair background. Can the arrogance and pride win in the real life's frame? The quote that caught my attention in the movie: "She died for your sins, now you die for yours." So what?? Where is the concordance about it inside the storyline?? The action context, the weapons, the military tactics are fun but the plot of the movie screwed up and messed up the real essence. I think this kind of movie is for DVD rental market directed to people who just wanna watch action and just that, people who do not know watching to movies indeed. I personally do not recommended for people who are looking for a complete movie.

rascus48 Don't know where jonmcann got his review from....but he was way off. Not the very best of movies...but it definitely was a watchable move and there was no suffering sitting thru it. The action was pretty much non-stop and the plot well put together. If the acting had been more up to par it would for sure get a much higher review.Well worth watching. I imagine that a few better actors would have made the movie better. And the role of Hatch could have been better laid out more clearly to the viewers. And also bringing in Lori to the squad was a bit curious, as it was sort of she was not previously in the movie anywhere else that I recall. All in all a decent movie....just that the acting could have been better.

soger This movie is a 5 out of 10 at best. You know I love movies about SWAT teams, I love guns (although never actually held one) but this movie didn't make me feel the thing; even though they tried. Maybe that was the problem, they tried too hard. You know... scenes with the gearing up and the cameras mounted on the guns and the battering ram... And of course every cliché you can think of is present, like the bomb defused when only 1 second remains on the timer. And let's not forget the errors. For example shooting a guy in the hand with a water grenade when he holds a gun, I mean come on, that's just stupid. Or just to mention another one, the main character first sees the wounded cop then investigates the house and finally he calls the ambulance. Come on! I know he loves his girlfriend (he just met) but in the meantime the other cop is dying! Stupid, stupid, stupid.I'm not saying you shouldn't watch the movie but don't expect too much. If you want to see something really good, watch "Flashpoint" instead. Now that is a cool movie. Not because they shoot every bad guy in "Flashpoint" but because they save lives. Not just the hostages' lives, everyone's. And you'll be glad when they won't fire their gun.