Jake Gyllenhaal was fantastic as Brian Taylor, a cop with the LAPD. Michael Peña was also fantastic as Mike Zavala, Brian's partner. The original musical score from David Sardy was pretty good. The action was very well done and I think Ayer actually uses the kinda handheld camera style to his advantage here.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I really enjoyed my time with this film and it really does show that you can make a realistic cop movie without making every character unlikable or the film itself being boring. This film may not be action packed, but it is always moving, and that is one huge plus I can give to it. It takes a lot for a film to make me disturbed, excited and laugh all in the same film, but this one did it. Both of the leads really do great jobs at both feeling like realistic interpretations of cops and also being very likable. The film doesn't try to glamorize the duties of a cop, instead choosing to be very realistic in the portrayal of them and it really does make the film feel a bit fresh. The film is exceptionally well done, very intense and a drama that delivers without feeling like a downer just to be a downer. I give the film a 5/5 stars.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::This film comes to us from David Ayer, director of Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), Sabotage (2014), a pretty disappointing butchering of a 3 hour mystery thriller, Fury (2014), Suicide Squad (2016), Bright (2017), The Tax Collector (2020) and the upcoming The Beekeeper (2024). The film was made for $7-15 million.