One night, Taylor and Zavala respond to a call from their rookie fellow officer, Sook. Arriving on scene, they find her partner Van Hauser has been stabbed through the eye, and rescue Sook from being savagely beaten nearby; both survive but promptly retire.

Urgently responding to the call, the two find Van Hauser on the ground, alive but with a knife through his eye. He points them to a nearby alley, where they find Sook being savagely beaten by a large Latino gang member.

Nov 1, 2014 · Question about a scene in 'End of Watch' After the dick cop gets a knife through his eye, and he's being loaded into the ambulance, he keeps yelling about his vest. [as Van Hauser is being put into the back of an ambulance]

Sep 19, 2012 · “End of Watch” is one of the best police movies in recent years, a virtuoso fusion of performances and often startling action. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña are Taylor and Zavala, two Los Angeles street cops who bend a few rules but must be acknowledged as heroes.

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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Van Hauser and his rookie partner encounter a parolee (probably a parole violator from the context), who leaves a knife in Van Hauser's eye and is beating the hell out of the rookie until Taylor and Zavala show up.

Two young LAPD officers who are best friends go out on routine patrol, but they soon encounter large criminal forces at work. Who were the dead bodies in the drug house, and why were they killed? The news report immediately after the bodies' discovery hints at the idea that they were cartel victims, who'd been tortured.

Sep 21, 2012 · End of Watch suggests that the police force itself is a family: When one member is wounded, the rest hurt. When one member is wronged, the rest seek justice. It’s a dynamic this film stresses with stark, bloody poignancy.

When the officers receive an urgent help call from Sook, Van Hauser’s rookie partner, they rush to the scene to find Van Hauser alive but severely injured. They soon discover that Sook is leaving the force, raising tensions about their safety as gang threats swirl.

Sep 21, 2012 · End of Watch is an action thriller that puts audiences at the center of the chase like never before. Two young LA police officers discover a secret that makes them the target of the country’s most dangerous drug cartel. [Open Road Films]