"REAL & RAW"
End Of Watch is an action film directed by David Ayer. Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop. Its starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Micheal Pena, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, America Ferrera, Cle Shaheed Sloan, Jamie FitzSimons, Cody Horn, Shondrella Avery, Maurice Compte, Yahira Garcia & Kirsty Wu.
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#FilmFact: As part of their training, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena spent five months doing 12-hour ride alongs with on-duty LAPD officers. During Gyllenhaal's first ride-along, he witnessed a murder.
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#FilmFact: As part of their training, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena spent five months doing 12-hour ride alongs with on-duty LAPD officers. During Gyllenhaal's first ride-along, he witnessed a murder.
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THE REVIEW:
This is a movie that real and raw from the start to finish, a whirlwind of emotions that had me on the edge of my seat. Two policemen capture on tape in a mockumentary style their lives on the streets as LAPD. It's dark and brutally violent so expect guns, shoot-outs & car chases & some very bad guys. End of Watch is really intense, the scenes on screen makes you feel the emotions as if you were there. Nothing superficial here, its the kind of dangers the police go through that we hear about on the news.
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I love the style of camera-work incorporated, the handheld shots give it the realness effect. The storyline is written brilliantly, from the funny police car conversations to being involved in practically everyday shoot outs. Director David Ayer must be the king of cop films, he know how to take a story and make it interesting, entertaining & involving. My only problem with this is that there's too much coverage on our front men's love life. Some jumps in the film rushes the maturing of something great that should have progressed further in depth.
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The bond between Brian (Gyllenhaal) & Mike (Pena) must be a directors dream, they jelled on screen wonderfully, it feels like these two are really best-friends. They are clean, likeable and very good cops.
OVERALL: HARD HITTING.
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THE REVIEW:
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I love the style of camera-work incorporated, the handheld shots give it the realness effect. The storyline is written brilliantly, from the funny police car conversations to being involved in practically everyday shoot outs. Director David Ayer must be the king of cop films, he know how to take a story and make it interesting, entertaining & involving. My only problem with this is that there's too much coverage on our front men's love life. Some jumps in the film rushes the maturing of something great that should have progressed further in depth.
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The bond between Brian (Gyllenhaal) & Mike (Pena) must be a directors dream, they jelled on screen wonderfully, it feels like these two are really best-friends. They are clean, likeable and very good cops.
STAR RATINGS OUT OF 5: 4
ONE FAVOURITE MOMENT IN THE FILM:
Brian & Mike's first "customer".
(if you loved another moment in the film, please feel free to share it with ME in the comments section :)
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