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| Crimefighting is delightful. |
Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick
Runtime: 109 mins.
2012
I want to talk about found footage. Let's talk about this movie more generally first.
End of Watch is a boots-to-the-pavement police thriller that follows the everyday lives of two patrolmen, partners Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña). They aren't corrupt, and they aren't saints. They're just a couple of good dudes. The film is rather plotless, or at least the plot operates covertly. These characters eventually get bound up in Mexican drug ring shenanigans, which is the sort of thing that tends to turn out poorly for everybody involved. But for most of the film, this pair is just cruising about their day, and we feel like we're along for the ride.
