Death, Deception, Drugs and Debt.

Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2019)

After 18 years, I had to watch this again. Denzel's performance is witty, promiscuous and very convincing! Ethan, alongside him, just adds to how diverse a roll he can play. From start to finish your met with complete un-predictablility, action and drama. This dialogue is a true reflection of the location and more importantly it never losses it's substance. You will be entertained even when there's no action involved. You'll constantly be glued to the screen and asking yourselfwhat's gonna happen next!?
The storyline is absolutely satisfying, especially when the plot thickens. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, or you thought you knew what's gonna happen next, that's when the direction and momentum of the film changes direction without altering away from the main plot. Everything is connected.
A cop over-run by his own egotistical attitude, and self-consuming power, and another with a heart of gold. The contrasting relationship between the two is far from lacklustre!
Great film, script, sound-track, and shooting from the camera team. A great all round effort in capturing the intensity portrayed by Denzel and the supporting actors/ actresses.
Death, deception, drugs and debt, and not necessarily in that order, the theme is a recipe for filming success.
Deserves to be in everyone's Blu-ray / DVD library as one of the greatest crime thrillers of the 21st century.