Mathijs Kees The movie is below average in my opinion. Not very bad, but there is nothing new in this movie. There is nothing we haven't seen before, it's all clichées. It doesn't contribute anyting to movie history.

allyatherton The Return of London's Flying Squad Starring Ray Winstone and Ben DrewWritten by Nick Love and John HodgeDirected by Nick LoveI was a bit too young to watch the original TV show although I know a bit about it. So I'm not too blind sighted by any memories of the original series. I recorded this a few months ago but never really fancied it but I was wrong. It's a decent movie. The script is really good and the acting and whole production is superb. It contains lots of great action sequences and sharp, witty dialogue. Ray Winstone was born to play this role! There's nothing original to be found here, just a fun, lively movie with something for everybody. I was scratching me head a little bit towards the end because I always have trouble keeping up with these action movie plots but I think I more or less got to grips with it. Overall a fun movie with nothing too deep or complex. Just a movie to enjoy. And I did.A safe 8/10

altereggonyc I agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer who compared this to The Shield. Where I differ is that I would not give this just one star. If you're expecting a masterpiece then, yes, this will disappoint, but for an action movie with suspense and a bit of a mystery, there are far worse, far more implausible action-adventure films shown in the US and UK every week. The Ray Winstone character needed a little work -- he's less corrupt than Vic Mackey of The Shield, yet somehow less sympathetic. You could spend an hour listing all the clichés, plot problems and unrealistic moments, or you could just make some popcorn, sit back and enjoy.As for viewers and critics who complained about the incomprehensibility of its cockney accents, maybe they saw it in a theater without subtitles. Just use the subtitles or closed captioning and think of it as a foreign film.

mrscerullo What exactly did happen here then?The original TV series would turn in its grave with this 21st century remake. The 1970s Classic we all knew and loved has been disgraced here, and to tell you the truth I never really had high expectations for this film when I heard they were making it, but the finished article is so much worse than I could have imagined.Jack Regan originally played by John Thaw who portrayed the character as a no nonsense hard man but professional all the while, which is more than can be said for the Ray Winstone edition. I admired Winstone in Ripleys Game, and he fit the bill perfectly for that film but in this one he's made Regan an unprofessional thug of a police officer with more use of the F word than Gordon Ramsey ever did. His character is made even less believable by his much younger (and much prettier) love interest. Why she would be interested in a man like this is beyond me but there it is.Now George Carter, no surprise here that this portrayal would be a disaster too. What we have here is a complete chav who just got outta jail to become a respected law enforcer. OK! when does that ever happen in real life. He was totally unwatchable, totally irritating and so not the right actor for the part AGAIN.The whole film makes no sense at all, I doubt the writer or director ever bothered to watch the original series but if they did they must have though it was dull or something. Bad direction, lack of typical Cockney humour, plot and likable Cockney characters.Totally shocking. Don't buy it, don't even watch it online.