Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, June 11, 2020

End of Watch (2012)


Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: David Ayer
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick
Running time: 109 minutes



This film, written and directed by David Ayer, follows Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, two young LAPD cops, around in their day-to-day job as police officers, their relationships and their friendship. They cover an area where drugs and gangs are prevalent.

The acting is mostly good here, except maybe for Anna Kendrick, who I found to be very non-believable. The story is also quite compelling and the action feels realistic. Unfortunately, while it might have been good for realism, the parts shot with a hand-held camera were more distracting than anything else to me.
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