Training Day
starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin
directed by: Antoine Fuqua
directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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WORKING UNDERCOVER IS A JOB. AND AN ATTITUDE. A MAD DOG NARCO COP BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN COP AND CRIMINAL AS HE MENTORS AN IDEALISTIC ROOKIE PARTNER DURING HIS TRAINING DAY. SPECIAL FEATURES: NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE: STUNNING ALTERNATE ENDING: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH: AND MUCH MORE.
Amazon.com essential video:
A powerhouse performance by Denzel Washington fuels this brutal urban police drama, in which a rookie narcotics cop learns the hard way that even good cops can go very, very bad. Washington plays veteran detective Alonzo Harris, a self-proclaimed "wolf among wolves," eager to teach his rookie partner Jake (Ethan Hawke) that normal rules don't apply on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Caught in a web of deception, Jake watches with escalating horror as Alonzo uses his badge (and the support of his superiors) to justify a self-righteous policy of corruption. In stark contrast to most of his previous work, Denzel unleashes his dark side with fearlessness and fury, and the result is excellence without compromise. Director Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) won't score any points for subtlety, but gritty details (including actual L.A. gang members as extras) and Hawke's finely tuned performance are perfectly matched to Washington's frightening volatility. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com:
A powerhouse performance by Denzel Washington fuels this brutal urban police drama, in which a rookie narcotics cop learns the hard way that even good cops can go very, very bad. Washington plays veteran detective Alonzo Harris, a self-proclaimed "wolf among wolves," eager to teach his rookie partner Jake (Ethan Hawke) that normal rules don't apply on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Caught in a web of deception, Jake watches with escalating horror as Alonzo uses his badge (and the support of his superiors) to justify a self-righteous policy of corruption. In stark contrast to most of his previous work, Denzel unleashes his dark side with fearlessness and fury, and the result is excellence without compromise. Director Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) won't score any points for subtlety, but gritty details (including actual L.A. gang members as extras) and Hawke's finely tuned performance are perfectly matched to Washington's frightening volatility. --Jeff Shannon
WORKING UNDERCOVER IS A JOB. AND AN ATTITUDE. A MAD DOG NARCO COP BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN COP AND CRIMINAL AS HE MENTORS AN IDEALISTIC ROOKIE PARTNER DURING HIS TRAINING DAY. SPECIAL FEATURES: NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE: STUNNING ALTERNATE ENDING: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH: AND MUCH MORE.
Amazon.com essential video:
A powerhouse performance by Denzel Washington fuels this brutal urban police drama, in which a rookie narcotics cop learns the hard way that even good cops can go very, very bad. Washington plays veteran detective Alonzo Harris, a self-proclaimed "wolf among wolves," eager to teach his rookie partner Jake (Ethan Hawke) that normal rules don't apply on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Caught in a web of deception, Jake watches with escalating horror as Alonzo uses his badge (and the support of his superiors) to justify a self-righteous policy of corruption. In stark contrast to most of his previous work, Denzel unleashes his dark side with fearlessness and fury, and the result is excellence without compromise. Director Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) won't score any points for subtlety, but gritty details (including actual L.A. gang members as extras) and Hawke's finely tuned performance are perfectly matched to Washington's frightening volatility. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com:
A powerhouse performance by Denzel Washington fuels this brutal urban police drama, in which a rookie narcotics cop learns the hard way that even good cops can go very, very bad. Washington plays veteran detective Alonzo Harris, a self-proclaimed "wolf among wolves," eager to teach his rookie partner Jake (Ethan Hawke) that normal rules don't apply on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Caught in a web of deception, Jake watches with escalating horror as Alonzo uses his badge (and the support of his superiors) to justify a self-righteous policy of corruption. In stark contrast to most of his previous work, Denzel unleashes his dark side with fearlessness and fury, and the result is excellence without compromise. Director Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) won't score any points for subtlety, but gritty details (including actual L.A. gang members as extras) and Hawke's finely tuned performance are perfectly matched to Washington's frightening volatility. --Jeff Shannon
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Average Rating:
Rating: - Denzel's Definitely Different In Here
A departure from being the normal good guy made this Denzel Washington movie a bit different.....and unpopular with a lot of his fans when it was released.I found it a very intense story of two Los Angeles cops: one being a veteran corrupt one "Alonzo" (Washington) and the other a rookie, honest one "Jake" (Ethan Hawke).
This is a bit sordid at times, with over 100 f-words, but was almost mesmerizing at times and hard to put down once the film started.
I don't know if ... Read More
Rating: 
- A single day in South Central . . .
The premiere for this movie had to be postponed due to 9/11. That might have helped, as it did very well in the box office. But still, the horrors of 9/11 gave the film a near-total eclipse. But thanks to strong DVD sales later in the years, it finally gets the recognition it deserves. This is one of Denzel Washington's most memorable performances yet. I'd say his performance in "Malcolm X" is the finest, but here he gets 2nd place as a Los Angeles detective whose mind is more twisted than most. Ethan ... Read More
Rating: - denzel is crazy!
What is wrong with him?From the time he hung up on Hoyt to the time Hoyt shot him in the right and or left butt cheek, something was wrong with denzel in this movie.5 stars because it had everything! Great Plot, Snoop dog and Dre!I think I seen Suge Knight somewhere in the background.Yes in the cut scenes he is hollaring at Olivia O Lovely, if you don't believe me, check youtube. Pornstars and Deathrow, how could you go wrong?The only thing I have to complain about is that the movie can't be ... Read More
Rating: - good movie
This is an ole movie that will be always be a good movie to sit and watch DENZEL WASHINGTON is one fine man in this movie.. came in timely mannner, no problem with DVD
Rating: - GROUNDBREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS ARE SCALED
Back in the "go go" 1980s, during the heady era of Wall Street "greed," I read an article about a black stock broker indicted by the SEC for insider trading. It struck me that, in an odd way, this was indicative of progress for African-Americans. They had to have access to the inside in order to be indicted for it. In the old days, they never would have had those doors opened in the first place.
Which brings me to "Training Day", in which Denzel Washington delivers an astonishingly good performance ... Read More
- Denzel's Definitely Different In HereA departure from being the normal good guy made this Denzel Washington movie a bit different.....and unpopular with a lot of his fans when it was released.I found it a very intense story of two Los Angeles cops: one being a veteran corrupt one "Alonzo" (Washington) and the other a rookie, honest one "Jake" (Ethan Hawke).
This is a bit sordid at times, with over 100 f-words, but was almost mesmerizing at times and hard to put down once the film started.
I don't know if ... Read More
- A single day in South Central . . .The premiere for this movie had to be postponed due to 9/11. That might have helped, as it did very well in the box office. But still, the horrors of 9/11 gave the film a near-total eclipse. But thanks to strong DVD sales later in the years, it finally gets the recognition it deserves. This is one of Denzel Washington's most memorable performances yet. I'd say his performance in "Malcolm X" is the finest, but here he gets 2nd place as a Los Angeles detective whose mind is more twisted than most. Ethan ... Read More
- denzel is crazy!What is wrong with him?From the time he hung up on Hoyt to the time Hoyt shot him in the right and or left butt cheek, something was wrong with denzel in this movie.5 stars because it had everything! Great Plot, Snoop dog and Dre!I think I seen Suge Knight somewhere in the background.Yes in the cut scenes he is hollaring at Olivia O Lovely, if you don't believe me, check youtube. Pornstars and Deathrow, how could you go wrong?The only thing I have to complain about is that the movie can't be ... Read More
- good movieThis is an ole movie that will be always be a good movie to sit and watch DENZEL WASHINGTON is one fine man in this movie.. came in timely mannner, no problem with DVD
- GROUNDBREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS ARE SCALEDBack in the "go go" 1980s, during the heady era of Wall Street "greed," I read an article about a black stock broker indicted by the SEC for insider trading. It struck me that, in an odd way, this was indicative of progress for African-Americans. They had to have access to the inside in order to be indicted for it. In the old days, they never would have had those doors opened in the first place.
Which brings me to "Training Day", in which Denzel Washington delivers an astonishingly good performance ... Read More
