Good Movie, but Ethan should have won, not Denzel

Rating: 6/10 (29 April 2002)

I am a Denzel Washington fan. But I was disappointed by Training Day. Maybe I waited too long to see it, and had heard too much hype. But not once during the viewing did I forget that I was watching Denzel. He didn't disappear into his character. It was Denzel being gritty, Denzel cursing, Denzel being corrupt.
Ethan Hawke on the other hand was amazing. He looked and acted like a young recruit. His acting registered every emotion the script called for.
Good film, but the wrong star got the Oscar.