End of Watch

Cop-buddy movies are great!  In this one, Jake G and Michael Pena have a wonderful chemistry, and their banter in the squad car keeps the action lively and highly macho!   For a while, it seems like a typical cop story, where the good guys cruise the streets and make mincemeat of evil!

But there's a twist to this flick:  The cops find themselves in deep trouble.  They get involved chasing some very, very bad dudes, and the bad dudes are out for revenge.  Will the cops be tough enough to survive?

Of course, we come to care about the two cops because we get to know their spouses and see them as flawed human beings.  Neither is an angel, but each is basically on the side of truth, justice, and the American way.

Never the spoiler, I won't say how things turn out.  Consider this film a real nail-biter.  Unlike the Dirty Harry genre, where you know the hero is invincible, you're never so sure here.  The tension lies in whether the cops, reckless and tough as nails, will make it.

Jake G was masterful in Brokeback Mountain.  He was even better in Source Code.  Here, he is 100 percent street cop.

Is there any depth to this flick?  About zero.  But if you want mindless violence for ninety minutes, I recommend this action-packed, adrenaline-filled, awesome film!