End Of Watch (2012) - A Police Story So Close To Reality.
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★★★★☆ |
‘End Of Watch’ tells an exhilarating police story in which we ride with
two LAPD officers Brian and Mike played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena to
fight crime around dangerous neighborhoods. They’re like partners, brothers and
family. They tease each other, socialize with each other, and watch each other’s
back. In a film like this, you’d somehow have a feeling that one of them is
going to die in the end for sure. It’s just that you don’t know which one. Yes,
your guess is right, but still the ending is kind of a surprise.
This film is so much like a reality show filled with nauseous
elements of chases, shoot-outs, arrests, and of course offensive language delivered
by ruthless scumbags as well as the police. Dirty words are so inevitable right
from the beginning to the end. Forget it if you can’t stand it. Since it’s so
close to reality, or say, a documentary and viewed from various angles by different
types of cameras, you feel like you’re not just watching it happen as an
audience, you’re literally there at the scene with the cops chasing, frisking,
shooting, sharing their pain and nerve. Jake and Micheal’s performances are
serious and convincing. The music is terrific. This police story certainly
stands out by nakedly revealing the very ugly side of humanity and society,
while on the other hand, praising few men’s integrity and loyalty. But
seriously, no matter what, don’t marry a cop!
‘End Of Watch’ makes me quite uncomfortable: I wonder how people
could turn so cold-blooded and blind just for money, and how many good buddies
are still out there to be truly willing to keep their promise and cover their
partners till the end of their lives. There are shiny and gruesome characters
and scenes making you realize that, heaven and hell seem so far apart yet so
close!
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