It's just too typical of an American summer film to do this: including a Eurotrash villain. I say French but really, he's European and him and his non-American cronies are another disappointing aspect of the film. The fact the villain of the film is French is awkward enough. For me and probably anyone else over the age of 20, it was very disappointing. These songs that pop up at various intervals include montage sequences and the like, keeping the light hearted atmosphere and again, giving the kids something to relate to in the form of music. I have no idea of the bands nor the songs actually used but it's of that modern day rock/pop stuff that sounds so much like the previous song released in that genre, it's worrying. The chase and action scenes, although impressive, are done in a routine manner with fast talking, joke-style dialogue there to extinguish any threat of profanity or violence for the kids. The reason for this is its lack of violence and genuine, gritty police action. In the UK where I come from, the film was rated as a '12A' which means twelve year olds can see it as long as there's a parent/guardian with them. the piece of fun, colloquial film-making it is is its evidence of light heartedness all the way through. We're also introduced to the dangers of law enforcement as Michelle Rodriguez's character tells us when she exclaims she was attacked by a guy three times her size and weight wielding several small sharp razor blades. His search takes control after the good opening and what was effective was that genuinely funny humour as well as decent action/chase scenes are both blended in to the search. team following his return to the force although he gets his own way far too easily during the forming of the team, in my opinion. Jackson as the boss of a newly formed S.W.A.T. One scrap of 'cred.' the film has is its inclusion of Samuel L. Although Street is played by Colin Farrell whose one of those actors most people have a love/hate relationship with (although it's probably mostly females who fit into the 'love' category) so it's always going to be a little tricky to associate with the fact Farrell is the focus of the film, character wise. member whose partner got them both into a little trouble a few years ago when he made a bit of a botch of a hostage situation. The films spends enough time early on hanging around the main character of Jim Street a disgraced ex-S.W.A.T. is a tad underrated, albeit as a popcorn fest. did and this makes me think that S.W.A.T. You don't need me or anyone else to tell you that this film is indeed a bit of light-hearted fun that most people can enjoy but what struck me was that more popular 'fun' films such as Snakes on a Plane and Pirates of the Caribbean didn't do as much for me as S.W.A.T. as one of those films that stands there on its own as pure entertainment for the average film going Joe and overall, they'd be right to do so.