My Niggah!

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2002)

When I first saw this in the theater I was amazed. I was so happy the day I heard that my boy, Denzel, was nominated for the Oscar. When he won it, I was right there with Sidney clapping. He deserved it! He ad libbed a lot of this movie!! I mean, Training Day was shot using real ese's and vato's from the Imperial Courts in LA! No cameras have ever been allowed into that hood! This is the best ONE DAY movie ever! Ethan Hawke is great and should have won the award for best supporting actor. However, his time shall come. The best parts about this movie were that everything Denzel said was true (the director points this out). The tension with the ese's at the kitchen table is authentic. I was surprised that the Vato Smiley, is the same dude as the WOLF from Collatoral Damage. He is a New Zealander in real life. However, he plays a very good ese. I bought this DVD and love it so much. This is the best Denzel movie since Riccochet!! 9 out of 10 stars!!!