When legacy LAPD cop Ethan Hawkins (an absolutely electric Justin Long) is promoted to an elite specialized gang-busting unit, he and his rookie partner Xavier Carr (Jermaine Fowler) are thrown into a contentious conflict whose roots go back further than either of them realize in director Ryan Prows’s sophomore feature, Night Patrol. Back in 2017, Prows burst onto the scene with the brilliantly controlled chaotic crime thriller, Lowlife. It’s taken nearly eight years to get his next feature to the big screen – with a detour to create an entry in the beloved V/H/S series in 2021 – so there’s a lot riding on his return to the director’s chair in determining whether this filmmaker really has the goods or just got lucky. Thankfully, he...
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