End of Watch (2012)

Thanks for the memories!

Such a frustrating disappointment

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This might have been a decent movie, but I found it hard to sit through since they went with the found footage idea, which I hate.

A certain ethnic mafia has overtaken the streets and corralled the African American population into different neighborhoods as they have taken over and conduct their business, whether it be human traffic, drugs, weapons, and murder for hire. I think the acting was great, and although a lot of people get so sucked into the movie and want to know if various scenes are exactly the way things go, I can safely say, "of course not" but this is a very accurate movie about how things really happen. Cops grow close in some relationships, especially when they are under such pressure and the possibility of life-threatening scenarios occurs. The viewer will be thoroughly entertained and if reading this review before they're watching can consider this movie to be a very real example of what might be seen over the career of a police officer in this part of Los Angeles. The sound track is also outstanding and I think they use the music to intensify the impact of various scenes, truly a music integration job well done. This movie is truly, in my opinion, "a 10" and I have heard friends that are police officers say the same thing. This is the first time I have ever given a movie a rating of 10.

"A total of 1,439 law enforcement's officers died in the line of duty during the past ten years, an average of one death every 61 hours or 144 per year. There were 123 law enforcement officers killed I the line of duty in 2015." The movie "End of Watch" which is an action/drama movie is one of the best action movies I have seen that have cops as the main characters. Michael Pena and Jake Gyllenhaal are Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala the two cops in the movie. The movie takes place in the city of Los Angeles, California. The two police officers Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala are best friends that take on some Mexican Cartels. This movie was better than I expected. I liked how the movie was filmed like a documentary; it made it seem more realistic. It also had a little of every genre because it had some comedy. A scene that I thought was funny was one that included Mike Zavala and Orozco. Mike Zavala; "Orozco, you been working out?" Orozco; "Yeah, with your mom." Good movies always have more than one genre, it makes it more interesting. Anther think I liked about this movie is that the director David Ayer made it seem so real and showed a different side of police officers and what they go through every day in the streets. For these reasons "End of Watch" gets Five Stars from me. 10/10

So much potential yet such a crap movie. The leads are great and I'm always happy to see Frank Grillo. If only their acting were framed by a decent story. As it is, it's a bunch of people stumbling through cliché after cliché. The movie follows a pair of LAPD cops doing their thing. They shoot bad men and save kids. They're lenient towards a certain drug dealer, because, you know, these guys are cool and likable. Doing their duty they stumble upon the evil deeds of criminals who are perhaps too big for mere cops to handle. Did I mention just how much inadvertent stumbling upon major criminal activities happens in this movie? Maybe that's an LAPD thing. There's one scene in particular, where Frank Grillo's character drunkenly talks to younger men in uniform, where I just couldn't bear the mind-boggling stereotypes. Someone give this man some decent material to act in instead of wasting his talent like this. For all the screen time they get it would've also helped for the Mexican gang members to be portrayed as more than just a bunch of swearing caricatures. Excessive violence and casual sexism is everywhere. It reminded me a lot of Training Day in that way; this movie's writer- director turned out to be the writer on that movie too. And then there's the documentary-style. Maybe it could've worked if it wasn't so illogical and inconsistent. But it didn't.