LAPD Officers Brian Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Pena) patrol the toughest areas in South Central and have gained the reputation of being two of the best on the street, willing to knock down any door and take a bullet for each other all while unlawfully video taping their quest. The latter will soon be put to the test when the two street heros unknowingly stumble upon the illegal operations of the Mexican Crime Cartel who become tiresome of the officers interference and puts a hit out on them. With so much to live for, with Mike and his wife just having adding a newborn to their lives and Brian settling down and marrying his girl Janet (Kendrick), the two still will not take a back seat to the threats from the street but rather continue to take crime head on willing to watch each other's back til death if need be.
Reel Talk:
In this gritty street drama about the LAPD and their battle against the intruding Mexican Cartel, Gyllenhaal and Pena put in compelling performances as the two cops who acknowledge each other as brothers, fearlessly willing to fight law defiers to the death. The movie's action is riveting from the beginning to it's surprising climatic ending. Where I think I could never do the job as a police officer, this movie truly helps you appreciate the very hard and dangerous job that the men in uniform provide us on the daily.Definitely a movie to catch but be warned this is a graphicly violent movie!
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour and Frank Grillo
Directed by: David Ayer
Rated: R
I give it 4 corn dogs.
By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler
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