Denzel Washington's Finest Perfromance by Far

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2012)

Tony Scott's direction is incredible. This film is on my top ten of all time. Very few films have ever so strongly impacted me personally as this did, and I am not sure I can adequately describe why this is so.
The emotional transformation of Denzel Washington's character John Creasy in this film is stunning and his finest performance to date. His Academy Award for Best Actor in Training Day is one a dimensional cartoon personality deserving no comparison to the complexity of John Creasy. The only great cinematic performance I can begin to consider in his category is Paul Newman in"Cool Hand Luke," and arguably Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind." Denzel Washington may be the best male actor alive at this time.
This film is a brilliant masterpiece- filled with memorable scenes in which Dakota Fanning becomes an A-List Star, a fantastic musical score intertwined with the most creative cinematography since Conrad Hall. This is a powerful film: not for weak at heart, elegantly beautiful at times and harshly realistic at others. A film that flew under the Academy Award radar or too far above their vote-for-our-friends intellect.
In two words simply stated- "See It!" You will be glad you did.