This movie breaks the cop procedural movie mold. With stellar performances from Jake Gyllenhaal (Brian) and Michael Peña (mike), you really feel the bond, friendship and love these two share not only as brothers in blue but as best friends outside of the department. End of Watch gives the viewer a peek behind the shield and shows that cops are ordinary people who live and work under extraordinary conditions. Normally I don't like the hand- held camera/documentary style of filming, however in this movie it works and really adds to the realism. I definitively want to give a shout out to Anna Kendrick, playing Brian's girlfriend/wife as well as America Ferrera who plays Mike's wife. The on-screen chemistry of the cast, especially these four is what made "End of Watch" such a great movie. I was engrossed from the jump and stayed that way until the end. End of Watch is a must watch movie and now goes down as one of my favorite films in this genre.
Review of End of Watch
