"An intense and uncompromising crime thriller"

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2007)

Los Angeles, LA. The City of Angels. A diverse city famed for its moviestars and multi-millionaire producers, but also for its notorious gangs and police corruption.
Denzel Washington gives a superb performance as Alonzo Harris, an experienced detective whose unorthodox and corrupt methods of dealing with crime are about to come to a stop when he takes on rookie cop Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke). Set in the ganglands of LA over an intense 24 hour period, Training Day is a great look at corruption, deception and disloyalty in the LAPD.
Washington's character, where it is often interpreted as the bad guy, is somehow misunderstood. Yes of course, Alonzo Harris pushes the law further and further, and his operations are unlawful but simultaneously he doesn't hesitate to do his job.
"A top notch crime drama"
"Denzel Washington is exceptional, in his Academy Award Winning role"
"Brutal and uncompromising; an intelligent, thought provoking thriller ****"