A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

A different way of telling a story

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

One of the best movies in Denzel's history, the way he played the role and how he actually managed to convince you with the attitude of dirty cops. I think wining an Oscar for this performance is just fair.

This movie is one of my favourite crime action movies. The story line is perfect, and I love the action and the reflected detailed points of social issues of America. But the big question is that how it is possible all the things happen in the movie happen in one day in real life? When I saw this movie, I was confused when try to understand everything happening in only one day because there are too many story events happened. Of course this is fiction and I understand that the use of time-sense is fictional in the movie. But still, how could a person experience that many things in one day? Overall really good/interesting movie.

Denzel Washington is incredible as a hardened cop who takes a rookie under his wing, Ethan Hawke is also great as said rookie. The plot is twisting and turning and makes this "training day" seem like a long hard career! Characters and dialogue are excellent throughout. it's a gritty action/thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Every moment in this matters somehow and forms a bigger picture. I absolutely love this movie!

While I always knew that Denzel is one of the very best screen actors of the modern age, it was a revelation to see what a great villain he could be. That said, he was still Denzel the charmer as Alonzo in Training Day. We even began to believe that he was redeemable after he shot the Scott Glenn character as he explaining that that sort of thing was a necessary evil. I was annoyed that Eva Mendes was nominated for an award for an appearance that lasted seconds over all. Also cameos from Snoop, Macy and Dr Dre were totally redundant and distracted this viewer. They really do not have the chops for parts like that. Ethan Hawke was terrific in this film too and was the perfect foil for Mr Washington. It has been a long time since I saw TD originally and it impressed me greatly then. The impact has not lessened over the years.