Training Day is an entertaining and cracking good cop drama, but the violence and the acting performances are the only ingredients giving this predictable story some spice. The whole premise is whether or not Jake Hoyt's (Ethan Hawke) trainer Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) can be trusted. This goes on for a while before a bloody twist in the story that can be seen miles away pops up, and then the movie just sort of ends.

To Antoine Fuqua's credit, Training Day is intelligently filmed and David Ayer's script is a whole lost more interesting than the insipid Fast and the Furious. On the other hand, this is a film you can visit once and never feel the need to visit again.

This movie is so badass I almost had to turn it off. Denzel is the man!! I love that he's unbelievably badass yet kind off a little bitch at the same time. I really forgot just how awesome this film is. Ethan Hawke's really good also.

An against type Washington is stunning in what begins as a buddy cop movie but quickly gets out of hand once we learn more about our supposed protagonist. His turn just after the half way mark is something else and for the last half hour he nails everything. Ethan Hawke holds his own all the way and the downward escalation of their relationship is brilliantly done in a tense, brutal and gripping thriller that despite an admittedly unsatisfying ending is up their with the best of the genre.

Special mention must go to Eva Mendes for "that" scene and the hilarious sight of our leads chasing a wheelchair bound Snoop. I know it's not supposed to be funny but as it's snoop I couldn't help laughing

Denzel chews scenes here like Pacino did so many times. He commands every moment as Alonzo. Just because he played against the type of good guy roles he usually takes, doesn't mean he didn't deserve the Oscar. He gives us enough layers of Alonzo to try and understand who he is and why he's doing what he's doing. Ethan Hawke matches him in every scene and is riveting in the much quieter supporting role.

King Kong ain't got shit on Denzel Washington in a powerhouse performance.

This is chess, not checkers. This is a great movie, Denzel is amazing, he carries himself with a strength and presence that is both unique and appealing. The whole story is interesting and having it contained within a day gives it a very interesting feel of urgency and uncertainty.

After an electrifying thirty minutes, the film lapses into an action setpiece. It veers from the episodic, nearly plotless charisma of a dark, afflicted frankness only briefly, returning with a bang at close to give these assertive, larger than life characters one more chance to flit and flail in the shackles of corruption.

A very good cop drama. Ethan Hawke is a damn fine actor when the role has room for actual acting (Before Sunrise, for example). Denzel Washington put on one of his best performances.

Two brilliant central performances from Ethan Hawke and Denzil Washington make this film what it is.

That and quotable lines.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

An explosive cop drama with two great, scenery-chewing performances from Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

Esta película te agarra tanto que la puedes ver de la manera mas incomoda y ni te darás cuenta de eso. Desde el principio creí que todo iba a terminar con ellos dos yéndose en el carro, con música de fondo y el atardecer del sol, jaja. Sin embargo todo cambió.

This is one of those movies that I'm always anxious to see on television.