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David AyerForgatókönyvíró:
David AyerOperatőr:
Roman VasyanovZeneszerző:
David SardySzereplők:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, America Ferrera, Cle Sloan, Cody Horn, Shondrella Avery (több)Tartalmak(1)
Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) és Mike Zavala (Michael Peňa) tartják magukat az esküjükhöz, amely szerint „szolgálnak és védenek", és acélos szövetséget alakítottak ki annak érdekében, hogy a műszak végén mindketten épségben hazatérhessenek. A rendőrpáros tagjai már rég megtanulták, hogy miközben Los Angeles utcáin járőröznek, egymáson kívül semmiben sem lehetnek biztosak. A riasztásról riasztásra élő zsaruk között őszinte és viccelődéstől sem mentes barátság szövődött, és mindketten tökéletesen tisztában vannak vele, hogy amikor veszélyes szituációkban kell helyt állniuk, bármelyik pillanatban életüket veszthetik. (Big Bang Media)
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A zsarudráma szakértője, David Ayer POV-felvételekkel frissít, és egy Los Angeles-i rendőrpáros naplójából származó kivágásokból álló szekvenciát hoz létre. Az autóvezetés közbeni beszélgetésektől és a tűzoltók hőstettein át, az élet örömeiig (esküvő, utód születése), a fülledt házakban lemészárolt testek megtalálásáig és mechikán kígyó farkára rálépésig, ami nem maradhat következmények nélkül. A film nem cselekményre, hanem pillanatokra épül, helyenként szórakoztató és érdekes, de dramaturgiailag csak a fináléban tud lebilincselő lenni (bevallom, könnyes volt a szemem). A rendőrdrámák rajongóinak egy rendes adag, avatatlanoknak kicsit unalmas. Gyllenhaal és Peña mint mindig jók. Ha négy csillagot adtam Kiképzés... most háromnál kell maradnom.
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Sure, I could complain here about the camera and the sobriety with which this movie is made. However, I knew what I was getting into, and most importantly, there is still a high number of actors which I was really looking forward to. And so I started watching End of Watch, and lo and behold, it’s actually a beautiful and honest movie portraying the demanding work of police officers in Los Angeles, who fight drug cartels every day. It’s a kind of a peek into this world, plus it’s incredibly human, natural, and beautifully non-affected. I have to admit, I don’t do this every day, but I simply ignored the flaws of the camera in this movie. While at the beginning it wasn’t exactly a hit, the premise, the filmmaking craft and the actors made me praise it in the end. End of Watch may not be a film for everyone but giving it a chance is worth it. Maybe it can also surprise other people like me, who can’t stand shaky cameras.
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Good cop movie. The plot is not too heavy, it’s mostly only a peek into the daily routine of police work in a shitty neighbourhood of an American big city – a series of more or less unrelated scenes. We don’t get anything resembling a “main storyline” until about halfway, and then the “plot” happens as if by the way. Which doesn’t matter, because what’s important in End of Watch is the format, the authenticity, and the brutal and dirty aesthetics that result from both the theme and the way it’s captured. It’s not a movie that looks pretty, it alternates between cameras on police cars, hand-held cameras, body cameras and normal shots on film. Together, this produces a very interesting mosaic that feels considerably less constrained when compared to a pure found-footage format.
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A film so engrossed in its own form that it’s not important whether or not it has any content. The hypermedialised style without strictly maintained continuity between shots is partly excused by the fragmented nature of the plot; however, it’s a shame that its modernism is not appropriately reflected in the impression that the film makes, which is conversely very conservative (glorification of police work, suppression of signs of latent homosexuality in favour of the traditional family model). The actions of the central duo, who have transformed their service to their country into something between a video game and a reality show, are not subjected to criticism, which would be weakened anyway by the “empathetic” acceptance of their viewpoint and the expansion of the look into their lives with the addition of the private realm. Both of them obviously suffer from problems with self-control and employ methods that are as vicious as those of the goons that they take their anger out on. I won’t deny that a few shots are pretty damn cool (Gyllenhaal doing push-ups under neon lights) and Anna Kendrick smiles delightfully (the screenwriter didn’t give her anything else to do), but as it stands, End of Watch lacks depth, concept and any aesthetic quality. 70%
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Without a solid plot skeleton, but with skillful direction and tight dramaturgical grip, David Ayer serves up a few snippets from the lives of ordinary cops who don't take drugs or bribes, but enforce the law to the best of their knowledge and conscience. It’s a good change that Ayer could have managed without the POV, but thanks to well-written and even better-acted characters (Gyllenhaal and Peña are one of the most coordinated cop duos ever), it works in every moment; including the fact that the last scene is absolutely the most emotional. 4 ½.
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