Training Day

Superior buddy cop movie.

Denzel Washington chomps down on the role of an unprincipled narcotics cop with exhibitionistic relish, but it's already an overrated performance -- a karaoke bad guy from an actor with an almost untarnishably righteous screen persona.

We hadn't seen Washington play the bad guy before, and with his ferocious, dominating, and charismatic performance, the Oscar was his...

Great performances, but for adults only.

If he makes it through the trial by fire -- and a blandly twisting plot with no meaningful revelations or substantial themes -- Hawke will get a promotion, but there's nothing in it for us.

Marred slightly by an unsatisfactory climax, this is a cracking cop drama anchored by great performances and intelligent direction from Fuqua.

Washington is instantly, absolutely superb&#59; without ever missing a beat, he’s unpredictable, reckless, macho, funny, and frightening.

Make no mistake, Fuqua’s Training Day is one of the finer films to take place over the course of a single day.

The searing tension Washington brought — occasionally punctuated by his disarming charm — made Alonzo Harris such a memorable bad guy.

A gritty and initially engrossing cop flick.