A very special movie .. very few times such a hardcore performances are given by both lead & supporting actor .. Terrific & outstanding ..Antonio foquoa is at epitome of direction .. Memorable masterpiece..

It doesnt get any tougher and more real than Training Day. One of Denzel Washingtons very best performances ever. If you like dirty cop movies and you havent seen this one yet, you will be in for a real treat.

It's a piece built around two powerhouse performances, the first being Denzel Washington's Oscar-winning turn as an unpredictably volatile veteran detective confidently walking on the wrong side of crooked and the second being Ethan Hawke's slightly over-looked (probably because it isn't as 'loud' as his co-star's) yet still deservedly Oscar-nominated rendition of a naively honest rookie who's determination to do things 'by-the-book' gets directly in the way of his desire to make detective, and it is the ever-changing relationship between these two equally interesting characters that drives the piece forward with a constant momentum that often amounts to edge-of-your-seat suspense; it's really thanks to the amazingly grounded and realistic script that the film is so effective, as every single line of dialogue feels incredibly natural and each word that is said adds to the overall narrative in some way, and the effortlessly entertaining picture becomes incredibly engaging by its pulse pounding third act to the point that its few issues can be easily ignored - truly a phenomenal piece of filmmaking. 8/10

Glory was a breakthrough role for Denzel This is the 2nd best work he has done. I might mention that while I was studying theater at Lehman College, Denzel was still making his bones on Carbon Copy (with George Segal of Goldbergs fame) and St. Elsewhere. Unfortunately Denzel, I did not graduate from Fordham. Excellent work. 10 out of 10.Where is David Morse today? LOL Everywhere!!