End Of Watch (火線赤子情) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. The supporting cast include Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Cody Horn, and Kristy Wu. The movie is shot in both traditional and "found" footage style.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña play local LAPD beat cops. They pretty much patrol the streets in their cruiser. We see them on the streets, in the police station, at a wedding, etc. It's like a reality show cut from found footage. The two of them seem to keep finding and busting the chops of the drug cartel. Can they survive the mean streets of LA when there's a bounty for their heads?
This was a pretty amazing film. Southland is another show I watched on and off while flipping through the channels. This film blows that show out of the waters. The bromance of the two leads cut to their interactions with their other officers, to the criminals they come across, to their personal lives. The presentation is very natural and very believable. We get a glimpse and we're immediately sucked in. We care about them instantly and whatever happens from there on out is just gravy. The story is heightened by the whole drug cartel angle.
This is a much watch for all you LAPD fans.
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