The GuardianUnlike David Ayer's previous Training Day, this LA cop drama has a deadly serious and sentimental reverence for the boys in ...
Total FilmForceful and arresting, Ayer's follow-up to Harsh Times and Street Kings sees him confidently playing to his strengths.
The Christian Sciene MonitorBut the film puts you right inside an everyday inferno and, to its credit, doesn’t turn down the heat.
ReelViewsThe problem with End of Watch, a gripping police drama, is director David Ayer's stylistic decision to shoot nearly the enti...
Chicago Sun-Times"End of Watch" is one of the best police movies in recent years, a virtuoso fusion of performances and often startling action.
Entertainment WeeklyNerve-rattling in the best way, the sharp, visceral urban police procedural End of Watch is one of the best American cop mov...
Chicago Sun-TimesEnd of Watch is one of the best police movies in recent years, a virtuoso fusion of performances and often startling action.
Entertainment WeeklyNerve-rattling in the best way, the sharp, visceral urban police procedural End of Watch is one of the best American cop mov...
The Boston GlobeThere are 6 million cop shows on television right now. On none of them have I heard two men speak to each other with as much...
Wall Street JournalShallow down inside, End of Watc" is a music-video Frappuccino of quick cuts, sparkling banter, serial crises, grisly violen...
Salon ArtsIt goes beyond gritty and realistic violence into a zone where Hieronymus Bosch collides with Dante ...
The New York Times A muscular, maddening exploitation movie embellished with art-house style and anchored by solid performances.
USA TodayThe shaky camera work -- often a gimmicky stylistic option -- is an effective choice here, both as a story element and a tec...
Richard RoeperWriter/director David Ayer gives us an authentic, sometimes shockingly gruesome ride along.
San Francisco ChronicleThe best scenes are filmed inside the cruiser, dashboard shots that face inward instead of out, catching Gyllenhaal and Peña...
Los Angeles TimesA visceral story of beat cops that is rare in its sensitivity, rash in its violence and raw in its humor.
New York PostGyllenhaal and Pena have great chemistry together ... in their best performances to date.
Hollywood ReporterMacho swagger is justified by some adrenaline-producing encounters in cops vs. cartels drama.
The GuardianDavid Ayer returns to cop fiction with another sun-blanched sweep through the hood – and produces his best work yet
Film School RejectsHigh quality acting and a faux-documentary approach that offers an existential depiction of life as a cop in the most danger...
JobloThanks to its docu-drama structure and terrific lead performances, END OF WATCH is a riveting motion picture. While it may t...
JobloAll in all, END OF WATCH, while not quite up to the best cop melodramas, is fairly gripping, and should play well to a recep...
The Movie Picture ShowGyllenhaal and Pena are great on-screen together. They have legitimate chemistry and get plenty of opportunities to show off...
IGN MoviesThis is a film propelled by the strength of its characters and how they relate to each other and their world. You can't help...
Black Sheep ReviewsGreat performances and some tense moments but mixed perspective give the film no clear direction.
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Partial Film Information
Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Studio: Open Road Films
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick
Release: September 28, 2012
Writer: David Ayer
Studio: Open Road Films
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick
Release: September 28, 2012
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