
In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrupt. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to ... (Full plot summary below)
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In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrupt. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs is right or wrong.
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| Nitrate OnlineCynthia FuchsIt doesn't attend to its greatest asset -- the complications of this huge and ferocious character [Alonzo]. |
| Talking Pictures (U.S.)Tony ToscanoReverts pathetically into the tried and true formula of good cop versus bad cop. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkFor those of us who rank Denzel Washington among the best actors America has ever produced, it is more a thrill than a shock to see him take on the showy, villainous role he plays in Training Day. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyBe warned: Though it's entirely justified by the story, there's a level of violence and brutality in Training Day -- that some terror-weary audience members may not care to cope with these days. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyOminously atmospheric study of police corruption dangles danger and sinister motives at every turn. |
| The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDenzel Washington ventures into the dark side as a seriously corrupt narcotics cop in Training Day, and the results are electrifying. So is the picture, thanks to taut, sinewy direction by Antoine Fuqua and a compelling script by David Ayer (The Fast and the Furious). |
| New York TimesElvis MitchellA glib potboiler torn from today's screaming headlines. |
| Daily-ReviewsShay CaseyOne of the most intriguing studio films of the year. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiIf its content is over-the-top, well, it's still engrossing. |
| Zertinet MoviesSteven SnyderThumbs up, without question. Unfortunately, Training Day could have been so much more than it is. |