Review of Training Day (2001) by Nolanjones7 — 01 Aug 2011
Grit and power in its finest form in a police tale is exemplified in Antoine Fuqua's Training Day. Never has the line between right and wrong on the streets of LA been more poetic and indulging. Denzel Washington is captivating in his role as Alonzo the mesmerising hard faced detective willing to go to unsettling methods to reign in the narcotics line bulging through the drug dominated neighborhoods our protagonists drive through.
Ethan Hawke is also perfectly cast and a first day on the job trails for Washington's unit. His upstanding ethos twinned with his Innocent damaged gaze gives the two leads their Shakespearean explosiveness and appeal.
Fuqua's real triumph however dwells in his shooting of an authentic LA. The city being the muse and center of the film. The real people , the culture and the threat of their lives are entangled in our characters story.
A massive step forward in film making. You have never seen anything like this before. Enthralling entertainment.
This review of Training Day (2001) was written by Nolanjones7 on 01 Aug 2011.
Training Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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