The Sweeney (2012 film) Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 47% score based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus states: "Ray Winstone exudes tough-guy bravado, but this cop thriller otherwise feels thoroughly generic." "The New York Times" wrote, "Marred by an overbearing musical score and an undercooked plot (by the director, Nick Love, and John Hodge), “The Sweeney” nevertheless looks a lot classier than its characters. Simon Dennis’s photography is glossy and crisp, and a lengthy foot chase — making excellent use of the National Gallery — is inventively choreographed." Metacritic reports a 48 out of 100 rating
Ray Winstone had a role as CIA agent Darius Jedburgh in the "Edge of Darkness" remake, replacing Robert De Niro. In 2012 he played the role of Detective Inspector Jack Regan in a remake of "The Sweeney". Winstone stars also in the slasher-thriller film Red Snow, directed by Stuart St. Paul and based on a short film by Adam Mason. In 2011, Winstone starred in the British independent film "The Hot Potato", a comedy thriller about two men who come into possession of a lump of uranium. The film, which is set in the East End of London in the 1960s, also