Hard core nightmare for trainees.....

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2001)

It's a well known fact that the city of Los Angeles is going through its biggest corruption investigation in decades. With 1997's 'L.A. Confidential' set in the early 50's and now 'Training Day' set half a century later in the early 21st century, we can see that people haven't changed one bit in all that time and have always been the same. While the majority of police officers are honest and law abiding, 'Training Day' shows how one cop can do so much damage and that the crooked cop is worse than any criminal. 'Training Day' is designed to keep your stomach in knots from start to finish and features an Oscar calibre performance from Denzel Washington. Ethan Hawke is the subject of Washington's training. A veteran of the force, Washington takes Hawke in, trains him in the narcotics division of the LAPD and tries to justify criminal activity on the part of the police as a necessary part of nailing the bad guys and the film illustrates how corruption goes all the way to the top of the city's law enforcement officials. 'Training Day' has an exceptional look at street life with outstanding cinematography and editing and director Antoine Fuqua has crafted a film with exactly the right touch of violence and street smarts to match its intelligence and realistic look. A brutally honest effort.