By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: David Ayer
Starring: America Ferrera | Anna Kendrick | Frank Grillo | Jake Gyllenhaal | Michael Peña | Natalie Martinez | Zone
Country: united_states
Year: 2012
Running time: 109
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855199/combined
Thom says: “Gyllenhaal brought me to this buddy cop drama that used that too-oft-used new film technique of using hand-held cameras for film footage. Has this worked well anywhere except for [REC]2. Brian Taylor & Mike Zavala are best friends and partners. Aren’t they lovable, even enjoying pulling pranks on fellow officers, & getting in mock fights with suspects to prove their macho credentials, and falling and being in love, and finally getting in over their heads to save a troubled Los Angeles community. Not quite my point of view but sporadically entertaining. Kendrick is always a welcome presence although she does have a tendency to lean towards cuteness. 3 cats”