Rotten
[It] feels a lot like an American-made cop movie circa 1990.
Pete Vonder Haar, Village Voice
The Sweeney
Act like a criminal to catch a criminal.
2012 · 1h 52m · R
Action, Crime
Directed by
Nick Love
Overview
Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
Director and cast
- Nick Love Director
- Ray Winstone as Jack Regan
- Plan B as George Carter
- Hayley Atwell as Nancy Lewis
- Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins
- Alan Ford as Harry
- Steven Mackintosh as Ivan Lewis
- Paul Anderson as Francis Allen
- Caroline Chikezie as DC Kara Clarke
- Allen Leech as DC Simon Ellis
- Ronnie Fox as Johnny Wextru
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Based on a '70s British program, this is a bombastic effort that, while not successful, is still as bracing as a cold pint.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Fresh
Winstone is, as always, perfectly believable as a tough guy and after a slow start - due, somewhat, to American ears adjusting to those problematic accents - the film hits a groove.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
Maybe it worked in the '70s; it's too worn to work these days. Ray Winstone needs to find better rocks to chew on.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
The movie blithely repeats most of the cliches of the American badass-cop flick, only in impenetrable Cockney.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
More films
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · R
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, governmen...
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Director
- Martin Campbell
- Cast
- Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
55
Futurama: Bender's Game (2008)
Action · Animation · Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Not Rated
When Leela is insulted by a group of space-rednecks (like regular rednecks, but in space), she enters the Planet Express ship in a demolition derby. Leela emerges victorious, but when she brings the damaged ship home, and the Professor sees the fuel gauge, he's enraged by the hit he's going to take at the Dark Matter pump. Now the cre...
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Director
- Dwayne Carey-Hill
- Cast
- Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
Action · Animation · Science Fiction · War · Not Rated
It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Director
- Shoji Kawamori, Noboru Ishiguro
- Cast
- Mari Iijima, Arihiro Hase, Mika Doi
IMDb
7.8
Thunderbirds (2004)
Action · Adventure · Comedy · Family · PG
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Jonathan Frakes
- Cast
- Brady Corbet, Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards
IMDb
4.3
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
Metacritic
36
The Tiger Brigades (2006)
Action · Adventure · Crime · Not Rated
The film, set in 1912, is about the exploits of France's first motorized police brigade.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Director
- Jérôme Cornuau
- Cast
- Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger, Edouard Baer
IMDb
5.8
Splinter (2008)
Crime · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · R
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them...
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Director
- Toby Wilkins
- Cast
- Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
58
The Grudge 3 (2009)
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · R
Jake Kimble, the sole survivor of the Chicago massacre, is killed while in solitary confinement. His doctor begins investigating the claims he made about a long-haired woman in white, as a mysterious Japanese woman arrives at his old apartment building to help them get rid of the curse.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- Toby Wilkins
- Cast
- Johanna Braddy, Emi Ikehata, Jadie-Rose Hobson
IMDb
4.6
Comments
Talk about the film with other members