End of Watch
Dir: David Ayer
2012
**
There is a good story lying somewhere within this frustratingly misjudged drama. The cliches come thick and fast, it seems once you've seen one LA cop portrayed in the movies, you've seen them all. Some scenes are better than others, some are particularly intense and of quality but each one is let down by the following scene that is either filled with misguided comedy or dire dialogue. I like both Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña but neither ever convince in their roles as cops, neither do the other actors for that matter. The ending of the film is just plain abysmal, ruining any bit of quality the film had already achieved. The idea that we see what one of the Cops is recording as part of the film is film directing at a new low. Can we have something new please?