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Summary: Great Underrated Movie
Review: And thats saying alot becuase it got good reviews. Id like to start by saying if you liked this movie, see "American History X" which is also a very good movie. Denzel desrved the oscar I just didn't think he would get it becuase of the movies content. Buy this movie if your mature enough you wont regret it.
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Summary: More than dislike
Review: Dislike is too weak to express my feelings. I bought the movie after seeing reviews and absolutely hated this movie. The action parts seemed contrived. The characters so flawed that no one was likeable. I didn't even like Ethan Hawke's character. He was so weak in the beginning of the movie that his sudden change to a "man of character" didn't work for me. I just got the feeling that the director and cast decided to experiment with a new genre and it didn't work out.
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Summary: Denzel is brilliant
Review: What a brilliant piece of acting. Denzel Washington did an excellent job. This movie is worth watching.
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Summary: Clean up the LAPD
Review: I kept hoping for a morale to this ugly movie.In fact, I tried and this is the conclusion I came to: If this movie causes the LAPD to be forced to clean up its act then the movie will have a redeeming factor. The movie is so full of violence and "shockers" that I became bored with them and was anxiously awaiting it to end. If I had been the rookie, I would have had the bad cop stop the car and let me out when he offered the pipe. End of movie; but, no, we are somehow "required" to buy into the training day "test" proposition. The rookie was an idiot at every turn running the gauntlet knowing it was all rotten to the core--for what purpose. The prize? A big home in a better area of the burbs for his wife and daughter while he rolled in filth all day. The only thing he said in this film that rang true was that he should have been a firefighter.If this is LA, California should drop into the ocean.
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Summary: He's the Man
Review: Denzell's performance was the bomb, he portrayed a crooked cop and he did it with style as only Denzell could capture the ruff neck hoodster style cop in L.A. Although it took some time getting use to him playing the bad guy and getting killed in the end made me cry because he was the star and my favorite actor and now the Oscar's Best Actor for starring in Training Day. Way to go Denzell this is a most have DVD to add to your Denzell collection.
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Summary: I expected much more from an actor i admire so much
Review: Training day is an over the top violent movie that excedes credibility on all levels. I could not recommend this movie for its violent content,foul langauage and script absurdity. I have found denzel to be one of today's better actors and wished he had one the oscar for one of his past performances that he could be proud of.
Though the movie is intense and carries with it heart pounding performances they are monotonal through out the movie with little to no depth of character. Shock value does not sustain a movie. So even though i am the minority here i can not recommend this movie-- go see Hurricane that was the oscar.
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Summary: ANOTHER "OSCAR" CALIBER PERFORMANCE FROM DENZEL
Review: first of all, CONGRATULATIONS to denzel washington for winning an oscar (finally). i suppose he did not need the little statue to validate his acting. but, it is always nice to see dedicated actors get their just due. training day is not unlike any of denzel washington's other movies, with him turning in a great performance. except one thing: he does not play the hero in this one. from "glory" to "remember the titans", the audience has always rooted for him to triumph. in this film he plays a corrupt officer who takes the law into his hands far too often. being that this is DENZEL playing a dirty cop, you still root for him to change his ways and somehow redeem himself by the end of the movie...
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Summary: Washington is a superb actor!
Review: I rented this movie only days before the Academy Awards. I had no idea that Denzel Washington was nominated for best actor for his role in this movie (I swear! Yeah, I must live in a hole or something, but I really didn't know...). I was absolutely blown away by his performance; it's exceptional. Without revealing too much, there is one scene in particular toward the end of the movie, where Washington's character is in trouble and is being confronted by both his enemies and his "brothers", that goes way beyond mere acting. The whole movie overall probably deserves 4 stars, but I gave it 5 based on the acting. Enjoy!
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Summary: Take a mediocre film idea that has been "done" before....
Review: and put it in the hands of a relatively new director (Antoine Fuqua, "The Replacement Killers") - it could be a disaster, but it wasn't! Instead, Fuqua was able to center the film around the marvelous performance of Denzel Washington. Denzel, who won his last Academy Award playing a driven man with little regard for good/evil (Glory), has been offered and has accepted a couple of decades worth of "good guy" and hero roles, predicated on his screen sense, believeability and physical beauty. Passed up for an Oscar in the stunning, "Hurricane", Denzel had to find a role that would allow him to showcase all that nuance, all that skill, and all that bravery to play a role that is corrupt, sly, and yet that of a man that draws others to himself by his ability to take risks and survive. He fills the screen in this role - from the scene in which he can't read his newspaper to his final gasp for breath. The only other "star" is the LA terrain itself - it is brutal and nightmarish.Ethan Hawke plays the rookie, Jake, he is trying to "train" as a narc, and there are some flashes of glory in his portrayal, as well, along with some excellent cameos from a supporting cast - but the film is really all Denzel (and his car!)bringing his own brand of justice to bear in a situation where he must succeed or he will be killed. Starting out as subtly corrupt, you are caught in disbelief, as is Jake, as Denzel's twists and turns escalate with terrifying intensity. Fuqua appears to have just followed Denzel's lead to anchor the movie, although some of the screenwriting and hyperactive pacing really add to the intensity. When it is over, you are blown away - by the tale, by the violence, by the brilliance of the performance. Check out the alternate ending and scenes in the DVD, as well. They demonstrate that perhaps the editing was one of the most difficult aspects of the film. Training Day - a movie made superior by a tremendous performer!
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Summary: Denzel the Unsaint, breath of fresh air + oscar worthy
Review: I am so glad Washington won the Best Actor Oscar ...for an unsaintly role. ...Washington inhabits this movie from the moment he appears onscreen and I'm glad to report that as a villain he is not over the top....Not here. Washington fully fleshes out this LAPD narcotics star policeman and how he's gotten to the top of his field by becoming one with the enemy. In fact, you can even see the tidbits left over in his personality from the man he used to be. Washington gives us little flashes of that man, showing us they are just about totally gone but not quite. Ethan Hawke always holds his own in a movie and this one is no exception. His is a less showy role since he is the good guy cop but he nicely develops his character's moral dilemma throughout. He is a squeaky clean young cop who is dedicated to eradicating crime the "right" way but his idealism looks fair to crushing him in modern day LA and with the LAPD. A very well written script, a stylish director who knew what he wanted to accomplish, actual LA gang members in the cast and some good performances from music industry members round out the film nicely. I am not a fan of "cop" movies but this movie does not fit easily into any broad ...[category], thankfully.
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