Mail the Oscar to Densel and hang on for a explosive movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 October 2001)

Densel Washington in his most powerful role ever and true to the bone like none since Glory is what you get at Training Day. One finds oneself torn by his character with a full emotional spectrum from admire to loath. In the end the matter is rather well set but the movie is Washington and I can't think of a current actor who could come close to pulling off the performance he did.
Not that the rest of the cast isn't crisp and professional, but they look pretty dull in a straight comparison to Washington.
The story is street hard and may not sit too well with the weak of spine types but it is coldly real even though the ending is a bit over done for my taste. I wonder how many wolves there really are in say Houston PD where I live? Or maybe I wouldn't want to know after all. The best this year so far.