Training Day

Amazing action movie!
With "Training Day" Denzel finally receives his long deserved Oscar for his performance.
9/10 stars

Ethan Hawke and Denzel carry this movie, and I mean that in the best way possible. It’s a good movie. The story is interesting, the shootout scenes are tense, and the writing is good, too, but Jake and Alonzo are what turns this movie from a good film to a great movie.

Denzel Washington as Alonzo is just phenomenal. He is such a cunning maniac you can’t help but be hooked by this character. You almost expect him to weasel his way out of the shit show he put himself in, but unfortunately for him, things eventually come to bite him in the ass. I can’t talk about Alonzo without talking about Jake; Ethan Hawke puts in his usual great performance. Although there is nothing special about him as a character, his good, selfless nature contrasts Alonzo’s selfish evil nature excellently.

what a masterpiece!
amazing dialogues and absolutely fantastic performance by Denzel ...
King Kong ain't got Shiiiit on him!

_Training Day_ is an intense crime thriller that keeps you on the engaged from start. The film's plot is full of twists and turns, and the tension between the two leads is apparent. The action sequences are great, and the movie's depiction of the dark side of law enforcement is both thought-provoking and disturbing.

>"King Kong ain't got shit on me!"

This is a great gritty flick about corruption in the police force. I rememeber watching this as a kid but it got even better with a rewatch. I would say it is pretty good but Denzel's performance is what elevates it to another level.

What a performance by legend Denzel Washington.

Rating: 4.5*/5* 9/10

I'm going to mark the review as a spoiler because I'm basically talking about the plot of the movie and I think it's a movie that would be more enjoyable watching without knowing anything about it. It's closer to 8.5 than 9 but I think it deserves its tentative 9. Among the things I liked are:

There are several scenarios throughout the movie that show the police manipulating the truth, basically whatever they say happened is the official version even if it didn't happen that way.

I think what I liked the most is that the movie was very organic, you have to keep in mind that everything that happens in the movie happens in 1 day and while it is true that the movie lasts only 2 hours, it does feel like you are watching the whole day due to all the series of "errands" they do and how they connect with each other, you don't feel like there is a very abrupt time jump between scenes, it flows very well.

The movie has this little good cop/bad cop factor but the thing is that the bad cop self-perceives (or tries to sell the idea) that he is an antihero, I operate outside the law but it is because that is the best way to carry out things and on the other hand we have the protagonist who is more like a "hero", things have to be done well, they have to be done because it is the right thing to do... With this dynamic it is not like they are discovering warm water but in my opinion it is well achieved.

This shit is awesome. Damn, i love/hate you, dezel washington