good, but i'll have to be a sad t*sser and take ear guards to the cinema in future

Rating: 6/10 (4 April 2007)

i really did enjoy this movie a lot, right up until the part where the shoot out spills over into the bar. at which point the volume of this film just got totally ridiculous. why on earth do we need that kind of bass? in the small theatre i was in, it was like sitting in a bass bin. utterly ludicrous and really really distracting. how can you enjoy a film with one finger stuck in your ear hole?
the earlier parts of the film are excellent. there are some brilliant lines here, especially when offcr angel is settling into his new station. people (/officers) in law enforcement with a sense of humour will really love this one as well, and would have to admit that it's a pretty accurate depiction in a lot of respects especially with some of the characters and terminology
there are some real laugh out loud moments and some great accents pronouncing 'Lond-en' etc. it just got a bit too ott and repetitive for me especially at the end. if it had about 20 minutes or so, timothy dalton and some noise lopped off i would rate it higher. but unfortunately the person who mixed this in particular was either negligent or gratuitous.
protectors in future for me, because my ear holes are not taking a pounding like that again!