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End of Watch has the energy, devotion to characters, and charismatic performances to overcome the familiar pitfalls of its genre and handheld format.
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This is the thinking man's action movie, a cop flick that takes us off the beaten track. Above all, though, it is a bromance. Aug 11, 2017 | Full Review…
This is the thinking man's action movie, a cop flick that takes us off the beaten track. Above all, though, it is a bromance.
Francesca Steele
Ayer and his cast appear to have so convincingly nailed the way these characters talk and act that you might not even notice the film slipping from workaday grit into out-and-out myth. Jan 8, 2013
Ayer and his cast appear to have so convincingly nailed the way these characters talk and act that you might not even notice the film slipping from workaday grit into out-and-out myth.
Bilge Ebiri
The actors, both excellent, get right into Ayer's groove. So by the time we arrive at the unsparing climax, we really know and care about these guys. Jan 8, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The actors, both excellent, get right into Ayer's groove. So by the time we arrive at the unsparing climax, we really know and care about these guys.
Elizabeth Weitzman
Gyllenhaal and Pena are after a lived-in camaraderie and a street-level realism. Pena, especially, succeeds; you buy him every second. Jan 8, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Gyllenhaal and Pena are after a lived-in camaraderie and a street-level realism. Pena, especially, succeeds; you buy him every second.
Michael Phillips
The performances here are so sharp that viewers may wish End of Watch has been shot by someone who knew how to find the right point of view for a scene and leave it there. Jan 8, 2013 | Full Review…
The performances here are so sharp that viewers may wish End of Watch has been shot by someone who knew how to find the right point of view for a scene and leave it there.
Richard Corliss
One to watch, but through narrowed eyes. Nov 23, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
One to watch, but through narrowed eyes.
Fast-paced, entertaining with great performances from Gyllenhaal and Peña, End of Watch is more than your usual cop-partner/buddy flick. Dec 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Fast-paced, entertaining with great performances from Gyllenhaal and Peña, End of Watch is more than your usual cop-partner/buddy flick.
Katie Smith-Wong
A superior police drama rains down a hail of blows upon the viewer. Jun 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A superior police drama rains down a hail of blows upon the viewer.
Leigh Paatsch
Gyllenhaal and Pena have an easy, appealing chemistry with each other and convince us that Brian and Mike are both well-suited to their calling. Jan 30, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Gyllenhaal and Pena have an easy, appealing chemistry with each other and convince us that Brian and Mike are both well-suited to their calling.
Abbie Bernstein
End of Watch is viscerally exciting, innovative, hugely violent but also hugely sentimental. Aug 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
End of Watch is viscerally exciting, innovative, hugely violent but also hugely sentimental.
Alexa Dalby
Focal ethos, mixed with gripping action sequences, make for a strong, if imperfect buddy cop drama. Aug 23, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Focal ethos, mixed with gripping action sequences, make for a strong, if imperfect buddy cop drama.
Joseph Walsh
While Ayer and his cast demonstrate a thorough understanding of their subject, and their movie features realistic violence and casual callousness, End Of Watch doesn't really go anywhere. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
While Ayer and his cast demonstrate a thorough understanding of their subject, and their movie features realistic violence and casual callousness, End Of Watch doesn't really go anywhere.
Jordan Riefe
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