Rating: 9 out of 10, This was very entertaining but tragically flawed due to the overuse of the hand held, point of view camera. I know that was the idea – to follow the duties of these two young LAPD officers but they went away from it when it was convenient and didn’t when they should have. This was a little better watching on the blu ray than it was at the theater but it still took away from the story. I really liked the story and the interplay between the different policemen. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena are very, very good and believable in their roles as the cops. Pena will win an Oscar someday; he seems to get better with each role he takes on. There was real chemistry between the two and the reality of their duties is almost visceral at times. That’s what makes this movie kind of special – the reality. The relationship between the two cops and their ladies, more than ably played by Martinez and Kendrick, also seemed real. In all this could have been something very special but loses points for the hand held camera which wasn’t needed.
MVP: Pena as LAPD officer Michael Zavala, believable and charismatic
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