End of Watch

Urban crime dramas when done well end up being instant classics i.e.: Scarface. End of Watch tires to be that Instant Classic but doesn’t measure up. Watching this drama about young LAPD cops makes me wonder can they be that dumb? In the movie two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop. The cops portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal & Michael Peña come across as High School kids pretending to be cops and You Tubing the experience as they go along. The script by David Ayer is rubbish and any cop in LA that works South Central would realize the danger of the territory they are in. Jake Gyllenhaal & Michael Peña however live in their own bubble and are oblivious to what is happening around them even with repeated warnings throughout the movie. They are just stupid and anyone who thinks this movie is more than just a fantasy should go online and review the daily murders that take place in Los Angeles that is not being reported by mass media. This movie has some decent action scenes that are mounted with tension but decisions made by the main characters are ludicrous.

Verdict:

Maybe there are LAPD cops as stupid as these testoserone Supercops but I doubt it. What do you think?