Samuel L. Jackson’s $207 million cop movie is riddled with so many firearms errors that one expert gave it 1 star

This is what firearms expert Patrick McNamara postulated Samuel L. JacksonThe $207 million crime film has so many errors and errors that he gave it one star. Jackson’s best films include many strong action sequences featuring the actor, such as his gun-toting role as Jules Winnfield in ” pulp Fiction. The actor also has many other high-profile films under his belt such as The killer’s bodyguard, The hateful eightAnd Kingsman: The Secret Service. Although he doesn’t always achieve the highest level of action in all of his films, he has still appeared in many exciting films throughout his career.

While not everything he’s known for is action, some of Jackson’s long-running franchise films fall into that category. This also includes smaller series like this Wave films, right up to his blockbuster role as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His diverse work in this genre has shown that he can do everything from the main hero to the mentor with his own storyline. However, A film from 2003 showed him in an exciting leading rolebut one that didn’t quite correspond to the reality of its subject.

SWAT receives 1 star for accuracy from the firearms expert

The film’s training sequence is not very realistic

According to McNamara, this is one of Jackson’s least realistic action films SWATa film adaptation of the 1975 crime drama of the same name. In the film, the main character plays Sergeant Dan “Hondo” Harrelsonwho leads his team in putting drug lord Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) in prison while criminals try to bail him out for a $100 million reward. While the film was a box office success, grossing $207.7 million on a budget of $70 million, it sits at 48% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating mixed reviews.

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Now I’m speaking insider for her series How real is it?analyzed McNamara SWATis the training scene in which Officer Jim Street (Colin Farrell) leads his team through exercises. At 8:28 a.m., the real firearms expert criticized an unnecessary throw one of the officers made, saying it made no sense for them to do something like that if they wanted mobility in a real-world scenario. He also pointed out the lack of realism in the shooting range scenefrom weapon malfunctions being ignored to an officer.win” Workout. Check out what McNamara had to say alongside the full video below:

One of the SWAT police officers makes a small roll during his movement from point A to point B. Nonsense. The goal in moving from one point to another is to get there! It’s hard to shoot at a moving target, you have to eliminate predictability, and mobility equals survivability. Don’t make a role.

As you can see, this is a so-called ejection error. So the round extensions, the brass extensions, but it didn’t eject. He pulls the trigger again and again. Trained gun owners won’t do that. The sound and feel of this malfunction is very, very unique. So if you keep trying to fire a weapon without failing to eject, you’ll be pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing forever. Nothing will happen. Always. It’s not a catastrophic malfunction, but it’s very, very easy to fix!

So there was something else that really drove me crazy about this scene. First of all, the bullet holes looked ridiculous, big tears in the paper and everything. They didn’t look like bullet holes in paper. And then no RO (Ranger Officer) would have stuck his finger in the hole and announced, “This guy is the winner! This guy didn’t meet the requirements!” Anyway, so. It’s just very unrealistic. They would have been there directly and checked the targets themselves.

I would rate this clip a 1 (out of 10). When it comes to action films, you have to ignore reality. For example, if an action film is about police or military, I think you have to be more careful about realism. This one was full of buffoons.

What the lack of realism of the SWAT training scene says about the film

His unrealistic nature probably extends to the rest of the film

Although SWAT While McNamara focuses on a real law enforcement group, McNamara’s expert opinion on the training scene suggests that the same lack of realism could extend to the entire film. Among the film’s mixed reviews from critics is that some say the action scenes are believable, but it appears that some of the more important introductory sequences failed the test. The film still remains one of them JacksonGiven the lukewarm response and status as a remake of a TV show, the roles of “The Series” are still less remembered.

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SWAT is a 2003 action film directed by Clark Johnson and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez and LL Cool J. The film is about an elite special weapons and tactics team in Los Angeles tasked with transporting a high-profile criminal is offering a great reward to anyone who can free him. Based on the 1975 television series, the narrative explores the challenges and dynamics of law enforcement.

Release date

August 8, 2003

Duration

117 minutes

director

Clark Johnson

writer

David Ayer, David McKenna

budget

80000000.0

Studio(s)

Original Film, Camelot Pictures, Chris Lee Productions, Illusion Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

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