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Training Day (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 151
Fresh: 108
Rotten:43
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Consensus: The ending may be less than satisfying, but Denzel Washington reminds us why he's such a great actor in this taut and brutal police drama.
Theatrical Release: Oct 5, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $76,074,739
Synopsis: Every day, there is a war being waged on America’s inner city streets – a war between residents, drug dealers and the people sworn to protect one from the other. This war has its casualties, none greater than L.A.P.D. Detective Sergeant... [More]
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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Reviews for Training Day
The movie moves rapidly, is extremely violent and not entirely plausible.
04/09/08
If he makes it through the trial by fire -- and a blandly twisting plot with no meaningful revelations or substantial themes -- Hawke will get a promotion, but there's nothing in it for us.
04/09/08
Top Critic
This isn't a serious movie, despite Denzel Washington in full eruption and giving his calloused lines more weight and authority than they deserve.
08/05/07
Cast against type as a corrupt cop, Denzel Washington, usually seen in noble and heroic roles, is nothing short of brilliant; with some luck, he should earn an Oscar nomination.
01/04/07
Marred slightly by an unsatisfactory climax, this is a cracking cop drama anchored by great performances and intelligent direction from Fuqua.
12/30/06
Director Fuqua keeps it slick and sleazy and stokes up the race some, but this only accelerates the movie's deafening rush toward the top and ever over.
02/09/06
Alonzo's test of Jake's mettle is paralleled by the implicit acting challenge Washington's formidable work presents to Hawke, and like his character, the well-cast Hawke proves up to the demanding task, at times rather surprisingly so.
12/06/05
Thumbs up, without question. Unfortunately, Training Day could have been so much more than it is.
10/01/05
Denzel Washington delivers a remarkable performance in this enthralling and unique tale of a corrupt cop, completely transforming himself into an unexpectedly imposing threat.
01/15/04
...an intelligent and riveting action movie that doesn't rely on a lot of special effects to tell a genuinely interesting story.
08/01/03
While most critics have chosen to highlight Washington's performance as the standout, it would be unfair not to mention Ethan Hawke, who plays the rookie Hoyt with a perfect patina of guileless enthusiasm.
02/13/03
It is unfortunate that the script by David Ayer is so riddled with pretense, but Washington, Hawke, and their supporting cast do all they can to play through.
02/08/03
Denzel Washington’s performance is tremendous… really up there amongst the best of his career.
01/07/03
Gritty good-cop/bad-cop drama is elevated to greatness by Denzel Washington.
11/07/02
Trashy cop-thriller entertainment of the highest quality: well-made and superbly acted, with Washington in line for a possible Oscar nomination.
10/30/02
Washington's swaggering, larger-than-life portrayal dominates the film in a towering performance that may well win him another Oscar nomination.
10/21/02
For those of us who rank Denzel Washington among the best actors America has ever produced, it is more a thrill than a shock to see him take on the showy, villainous role he plays in Training Day.
10/15/02
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