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The Sweeney

Name: The Sweeney
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2012
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, Alan Ford

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramafastunsavourylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"Act like a criminal to catch a criminal."

Boxlist takeA crime drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 202 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

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