Enquanto a Cidade Dorme

Acting, writing, cinematography, directing: all better than I expected. Ridiculous if you know anything about actual police procedure but like a lot of shows it is quite entertaining in an intense sort of way if you put your critical thinking in a drawer before you watch it. I didn't feel like turning it off after the first 20 minutes and it held up until the end.

Decent LAPD flick. Nothing special but definitely worth a watch. Thomas Jane killed it. Check it out.

Follows the nightout of two LAPD cops, an experimented officer and a young rookie.. Very tense and realistic. If you liked "End of watch", "Harsh times", you will probably enjoy it.

I wasn't expecting much after seeing the trailer for this b-grade film, but surprisingly ended up really enjoying it.

Newbie writer and director Joel Souza presented one typical L.A. night shift in a cruiser, and pulled it off quite well. There was a constant cloud of suspense in the way it was written and directed. It felt very real and intense. The cinematography was great, and the score on point. The 110 runtime was a little too long and either should've shaved off 10-15 mins, and/or the pacing picked up a little.

Nevertheless, mad props to Joel Souza for creating this little low-budget b-grade gem. A definite recommend, and a well deserving 8/10 from me.

The play off between the veteran and rookie in terms of attitude and experience is excellently played out. It's a wild ride in some parts. Even if you're not a fan of cop dramas like me you should enjoy this film. It's not what I'd normally watch but it looked appealing and it turns out I was right to choose it. I wonder if they will have a sequel to it. Crown Vic day 2. Just supposing. Worth checking out this movie. It's very serious stuff and makes you think. It's also not over done and preachy. It's very good.