Denzel Washington is excellent as Alonzo, a tough street wise cop

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2008)

What a great movie. I would put this movie between the best movies for men besides "the good, the bad and the ugly", "pulp fiction", "die hard 1 & 2" and "predator". Denzel Washington's performance as a tough cop Alonzo is terrific. For me there are just 2 movies "pulp fiction" and "training day" that have made me feel an exciting fast ride sensation since the first minute until the end.
The plot is about the first day of work of a rookie policeman called Jake (Ethan Hawke)who have to learn about the job from a tough street wise cop named Alonzo. During the day Jake is surprised how Alonzo handles different police's situations in a not by the book way, but Alonzo tells him this is how things are done in the field because you have to be a wolf in order to protect the sheep. Will Jake agree with Alonzo's methods to do the job?.....
I think a 7.5 is the correct grade for "training day" for its worth as a movie, but i give it a 10 because of the emotion that made me feel despite its common Hollywood's final. I think if this movie would have had a more realistic final part, "training day" would be considered one of the great movies of the decade and not just as a good action movie.
This is one of my all time favorite movies.