You got the magic eye, Hoyt!

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2002)

Now, who actually thought that this movie was gonna be as good as it was? 'Fess up, now! Denzel gives an incredible performance as Alonzo, one of the greatest bastards that recent film has granted us. You have to see this to believe it, folks, Denzel is not a nice guy in this. There are a few scenes where you actually think to yourself that he is not the kind of guy you would want to cross or even come across walking in the street. He exudes danger and that's why he won the Oscar. He flipped everyone with this choice of roles. This movie could have easily been straight to video but how does a straight to video movie get a cast like this? I don't know but we can start by handing off kudos to David Ayer, screenwriter. Antoine Fuqua, director. You more than made up for that piece of splatch, Replacement Killers. Ethan Hawke, supporting role. You held your own and you definitely got the magic eye. I absolutely loved this movie and recommend it whole heartedly. And if you made a list of the top-ten most tense scenes of all time, you'd have to include Ethan Hawke in the gangmembers house. Knuckle biter. Rating: ****1/2 out of *****.