Not my cup of tea but a tense drama

Rating: 6/10 (20 March 2004)

Training Day is a tense and powerful drama but that would have been a complete turd without amazing performances from Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Well the academy award and nominations for those are often noted what is often over looked is the great performers by musicians in the film like Dr. Dre and Macy Grey who play small but memorable cameo's.
The action and the suspense. Are well put together and timed. The action is Brutal but not nearly as tough as the language and ideas that are throw around by Denzil's crooked cop. Ethan Hawke looks outplace where he needs to and frightened out of his wits at times. If you put yourself in his shoes you will too.