End of Watch (2012)
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez
Synopsis:
Two sound, overly efficient L.A. cops incur the wrath of a Mexican drug cartel.
Review:
The decision to adopt a video diary aesthetic, as one of the pair prepares an artefact for his higher qualification, is debatable, as it is not rigorously adhered to when the narrative demands otherwise. However, it does add to the general freshness of approach: the duo may be unorthodox but they are neither corrupt nor trigger-happy idiots, and their incessant banter allows us to understand them as individuals outside the force; nor does the film glamorize or satirize its subject In short, we are presented with a pair of ordinary guys, smarter and more moral than most, who just happen to be cops. Caveat: the film is both profane and unflinching in its depiction of violence and its aftermath. God save America.
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez
Synopsis:
Two sound, overly efficient L.A. cops incur the wrath of a Mexican drug cartel.
Review:
The decision to adopt a video diary aesthetic, as one of the pair prepares an artefact for his higher qualification, is debatable, as it is not rigorously adhered to when the narrative demands otherwise. However, it does add to the general freshness of approach: the duo may be unorthodox but they are neither corrupt nor trigger-happy idiots, and their incessant banter allows us to understand them as individuals outside the force; nor does the film glamorize or satirize its subject In short, we are presented with a pair of ordinary guys, smarter and more moral than most, who just happen to be cops. Caveat: the film is both profane and unflinching in its depiction of violence and its aftermath. God save America.
Country: US
Technical: col 109m
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez
Synopsis:
Two sound, overly efficient L.A. cops incur the wrath of a Mexican drug cartel.
Review:
The decision to adopt a video diary aesthetic, as one of the pair prepares an artefact for his higher qualification, is debatable, as it is not rigorously adhered to when the narrative demands otherwise. However, it does add to the general freshness of approach: the duo may be unorthodox but they are neither corrupt nor trigger-happy idiots, and their incessant banter allows us to understand them as individuals outside the force; nor does the film glamorize or satirize its subject In short, we are presented with a pair of ordinary guys, smarter and more moral than most, who just happen to be cops. Caveat: the film is both profane and unflinching in its depiction of violence and its aftermath. God save America.