This isn't really a film. It's more of a hypothetical documentary or pilot for a series. And while it's well put together it's ultimately very shallow.

"Polisse has been compared to The Wire, but beyond a shared interest in the Sisyphean nature of police work, the two are mostly comparable as inverses of each other." - Jesse Cataldo

Beneath the daily frustration and occasional perplexity lies a dedication to the kind of work that no one else wants to do that Maïwenn portrays convincingly, framing a day on the job with unrelenting force. Their gut-wrenching struggle is fittingly interrupted by collective divertissements and mutual affection and while the messy edting focuses on each member disorderedly, I found myself closer to the unit as each minute passed. Minor issues such as an ill-fitted ending are ultimately forgiven.