The Real World

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2002)

Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) is a tough Los Angeles police officer who seems to have a mojo of his own when it comes to people. His assignment one day is to start training detective Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) who is being transfered to a new field of police work. Throughout the day, Jake is learning about the horrors of the city, the rough neighborhoods, and most of all, he is learning about his new partner Alonzo.
Jake and Alonzo encounter a lot of crimes, but Jake discovers that all of the crimes that are going on are linked to Alonzo. He discovers that Alonzo has a dozen kids all over the city, that he gets high with drugs, and that HE IS THE BAD GUY in all of this. Jake does everything he can to avoid Alonzos deals which is hard because once your involved with Alonzo, your life is officially hell and over.
Denzel Washington (John Q, Remember the Titans), Ethan Hawke (Hamlet, Gattaca), Dr. Dre (The Wash), Snoop Dogg (The Wash), Macy Gray, Scott Glenn (Vertical Limit), Tom Berenger (Sliver, Major League) all pitch in together and make one hell of a movie.
Directed by Antouine Fatinque (Bait), Training Day is a very powerful and disturbing thriller that it will chill you to death from beginning to the end.
Oscar nominations for Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Both of them were awsome choices for the movie.