Overall, the movie was about a relationship that is formed by two officers who work in the most demanding areas of police work. I liked the synergy between Pena and Gyllenhaal, their banter was genuine and real, and I believed that these are the conversations two officers have in a car on a day to day basis. Beyond that, the film lacked depth, a viable story, the use of hand-held cameras may leave some film goers queasy.
The dialogue of the Latino gangsters was ridiculous, and while I believe they probably do talk like that, it made for following the story almost nauseating.
I liked that it showed the police as heroes rushing into a burning house, that seeing the lowest parts of humanity on a daily basis takes its toll on a person (this could have been a deeper focus of the movie) and sometimes people who have to make decisions in an instant and override their emotions for the sake of justice (he could have blown that fat guy away, he should have, but didn't).
What I guess this movie conveys at its core, is that these men and women who put their lives on the line each and every day are people too, with wives, husbands and children, just like the people they are there to serve and protect.
The dialogue of the Latino gangsters was ridiculous, and while I believe they probably do talk like that, it made for following the story almost nauseating.
I liked that it showed the police as heroes rushing into a burning house, that seeing the lowest parts of humanity on a daily basis takes its toll on a person (this could have been a deeper focus of the movie) and sometimes people who have to make decisions in an instant and override their emotions for the sake of justice (he could have blown that fat guy away, he should have, but didn't).
What I guess this movie conveys at its core, is that these men and women who put their lives on the line each and every day are people too, with wives, husbands and children, just like the people they are there to serve and protect.