The Sweeney (2012 film) based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Sweeney (2012 film) The Sweeney is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s "The Sweeney", the British television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary London. Directed and written by Nick Love, and co-written by John Hodge, it is based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. It stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan, Plan B (credited as Ben Drew) as George Carter, and Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins, with Allen Leech and Hayley Atwell. The story focuses on two members of the
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie story", praising the action scenes in particular as "excellent from start to finish". His criticisms of the film were on the reliance of homages to other "Ghost in the Shell" property, saying that "homages are fine; but like any trope in film, they lose their charm if you use them too often". He ended his review wishing to see further exploration into the "Arise" universe, albeit satisfied with Arise as a whole. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie , also known as Ghost in the Shell: Arise − The Movie or New Ghost in the Shell, is a 2015