Very good performances from both actors!

Rating: 10/10 (1 June 2013)

This was a very good movie for several reasons: it dealt with many things police officers have to go through on a daily basis; showed that some people can accept and live with corruption, while others will try to stay true to the badge, and the most important: it shows how unreliable some people can be in certain situations. Washington plays an experienced, but corrupted narcotics detective and Hawke as a rookie, but a very loyal detective. Both did very well in their roles, especially Washington which got him an Oscar. Besides the main themes of this movie, it also shows how people change because of corruption and unreliability, therefore portraying the film very realistically. I also liked the fact that despite differences, Harris and Hoyt got along throughout the movie and during the last part, turned against each other: another lesson to learn - money can break anything, even friendship. Good movie, 10 out of 10, i recommend it, a lot of lessons to be learnt.