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Police officers Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal, Source Code) and Zavala (Michael Peña, Crash) are partners and best friends. A night-school student in film production, Taylor affixes tiny cameras to his and Zavala’s uniforms to record their daily routines, collecting material for a short video about the real lives of the LAPD. Life is good — until a seemingly routine vehicle check finds the pair stepping on the toes of powerful drug traffickers.
Directed by David Ayer (Training Day), End of Watch is a fast-paced cop movie.
Special Features
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director David Ayer
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña
- BAFTA Q&A with Michael Peña and John Lesher
Directed by David Ayer (Training Day), End of Watch is a fast-paced cop movie.
Special Features
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director David Ayer
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña
- BAFTA Q&A with Michael Peña and John Lesher
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
End of Watch features Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code) as Officer Brian Green and Michael Peña (Battle: Los Angeles) as his partner Officer Mike Zavala. The guys patrol a predominately Hispanic neighbourhood in down-town L.A. with a reputation for violence. The hood-mounted-camera based opening scenes see the guys get the baddies and the two become the cocksure heroes of the department. But when they continue to make strides in denting crime in the area, they step on the toes of some much more serious cartel criminals who have no respect for the law. As we see Officer Green and Zavala's personal lives bloom, it becomes clear that they are risking their lives on and off the job for the thrill of the chase, will they make it home alive?
Filmed as a series of POV cameras (either the hand-held the guys carry, their button cams or the mandatory dash/hood cams) this film documents the rise of two young and upcoming stars of the L.A.P.D. - both actors provide a tangible and affable relationship that really comes across - they honestly seemed to be the best of friends and this made the story and surrounding plotlines extremely believable. Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air) plays Gyllenhaal's plausible love-interest and deserves some credit for carrying the slower emotional side of the story - however the action is frenetic and continual. The duo get themselves into more fire-fights than the last stand at the Alamo and the direction, cinematography and choreography are all impeccable - credit to director David Ayer (he directed Training Day to give you an idea) - there is an excellent hip-hop based but laced with mariachi soundtrack to boot.
Most refreshingly, this steers well clear of the usual corrupt-cop story selling out someone in the department à la The Departed and comes across as much, much more original - it's a simple a premise as that. Cops bust bad guys; bad guys fight back - who comes out on top? Resultantly, I was stuck to my seat for the duration, weighing in at 109 minutes including credits. Highly recommended for a cop movie that expends more ammunition than your average war-film.
Filmed as a series of POV cameras (either the hand-held the guys carry, their button cams or the mandatory dash/hood cams) this film documents the rise of two young and upcoming stars of the L.A.P.D. - both actors provide a tangible and affable relationship that really comes across - they honestly seemed to be the best of friends and this made the story and surrounding plotlines extremely believable. Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air) plays Gyllenhaal's plausible love-interest and deserves some credit for carrying the slower emotional side of the story - however the action is frenetic and continual. The duo get themselves into more fire-fights than the last stand at the Alamo and the direction, cinematography and choreography are all impeccable - credit to director David Ayer (he directed Training Day to give you an idea) - there is an excellent hip-hop based but laced with mariachi soundtrack to boot.
Most refreshingly, this steers well clear of the usual corrupt-cop story selling out someone in the department à la The Departed and comes across as much, much more original - it's a simple a premise as that. Cops bust bad guys; bad guys fight back - who comes out on top? Resultantly, I was stuck to my seat for the duration, weighing in at 109 minutes including credits. Highly recommended for a cop movie that expends more ammunition than your average war-film.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By K. Gordon
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
Interesting, moving, tense if sometimes uneven mix of very rough,
hand-held visual style, improvisational feeling acting, and occasionally
much more conventional plot turns. This study of two slightly gonzo,
gung-ho, but basically righteous Los Angeles cops is alternately deeply
engrossing and affecting, and occasionally frustrating.
When it all works, it feels about as real as any police drama I've ever
seen. (It's also too rare to see an heroic Hispanic lead character in a film
about a city where Latinos make up a huge part of the population)
When it gets in it's own way -- as when the camera-work becomes so
self-conscious that you start thinking about it (Why do so many
characters just happen to have cameras? Why are many of the shots from
angles that could never be from a home video camera, if this is
following a "found video" conceit?) or when the acting occasionally
stops feeling real and suddenly comes off as self- conscious improv. Or
when our heroes are in firefights that look real, but follow Hollywood
rules of logic as to how they turn out. At those points the film can be
maddening, just for undermining how good it is when it's on target.
Still, very worth seeing, and far more interesting than most of what
comes out of Hollywood.
hand-held visual style, improvisational feeling acting, and occasionally
much more conventional plot turns. This study of two slightly gonzo,
gung-ho, but basically righteous Los Angeles cops is alternately deeply
engrossing and affecting, and occasionally frustrating.
When it all works, it feels about as real as any police drama I've ever
seen. (It's also too rare to see an heroic Hispanic lead character in a film
about a city where Latinos make up a huge part of the population)
When it gets in it's own way -- as when the camera-work becomes so
self-conscious that you start thinking about it (Why do so many
characters just happen to have cameras? Why are many of the shots from
angles that could never be from a home video camera, if this is
following a "found video" conceit?) or when the acting occasionally
stops feeling real and suddenly comes off as self- conscious improv. Or
when our heroes are in firefights that look real, but follow Hollywood
rules of logic as to how they turn out. At those points the film can be
maddening, just for undermining how good it is when it's on target.
Still, very worth seeing, and far more interesting than most of what
comes out of Hollywood.
By Mr T
Format:DVD
Great film, how can anyone not like this film its brilliant, tense moving funny, and you really care about the two cops. the film starts out at a fast pace and keeps going, this film is essentially cool.
You get to see the cops lives as policemen and civilians, the acting is top notch from the two main lead men to all the additional actors and actresses who make the film what it is.
it has hand held camera moments but this is explained why, quickly and believably. it also has actual camera work as well so dont think this like paranormal activity with cops...its not.
Highly recommended, top notch film and one of the best cop based films and original cop based films iv have seen.
You get to see the cops lives as policemen and civilians, the acting is top notch from the two main lead men to all the additional actors and actresses who make the film what it is.
it has hand held camera moments but this is explained why, quickly and believably. it also has actual camera work as well so dont think this like paranormal activity with cops...its not.
Highly recommended, top notch film and one of the best cop based films and original cop based films iv have seen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant cop film
i really loved this film shot from the perspective of two LA cops through their day to day work. it felt new and
fresh and gave a great insight into that world. Read more
fresh and gave a great insight into that world. Read more
Published 27 days ago by JoyOrbison
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining but, at its extremities, slightly potty
End of Watch is a forgettable title for a film which tries tremendously hard to be something more than it is: namely, a one-dimensional cop-buddy movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by O. Buxton
5.0 out of 5 stars
The title is a Euphemism for officers killed in the line of duty
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The open sequences are highly paced with a black and white chasing down another vehicle we hear voices and but see no actors until there is a shootout,... Read more
The open sequences are highly paced with a black and white chasing down another vehicle we hear voices and but see no actors until there is a shootout,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sussman Pro
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ghetto Cops
"End of Watch" was an interesting enough film but it had no real plot and most of the characters in it were unlikeable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Davidson
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Jake and Pena show
Jake Gyllenhaal and partner Michael Peña have stealthy cameras on their shirts, and Gyllenhaal carries a camera around with him as they handle calls and keep watch over Los... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. J. Richards
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