| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Training Day (2001) |
| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| Writer | David Ayer |
| Lead Actor | Denzel Washington |
| Cast | Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Release Date | October 5, 2001 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 2m(122 min) |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 7.8/10 |
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TRAINING DAY
Denzel Washington plays a motor mouthed, crooked narc detective who is smart, charming and absolutely ruthless. This hair-raising, Los Angeles-based tour de force is three-parts action film, one part social commentary. Ethan Hawke is a suitable opponent as a decent, hard-nosed guy.
Washington’s Alonzo Harris is presumably breaking in idealistic Jake Hoyt (Hawke), promoted from a safer job in the Valley. At first, Alonzo seems an ultra-tough, profane veteran giving the kid gritty, politically incorrect survival advice. A voyeuristic tour of his hellish combat zone ranges from slum drug dens to posh restaurant hangouts of decadent police bosses. Soon Alonzo escalates to weird behavior.
Alonzo is often persuasive: “You give me 18 months and I’ll give you a career,” or “It takes a wolf to catch a wolf.” But finally, it becomes clear that he’s lost his soul in the jungle war between good and evil. Alonzo even sets up Jake as the fall guy in an effort to save his own skin.
Hopefully, neither the world nor the cops are this bad. Washington and Hawke get the absolute max from the material. As directed by ex video guy Antoine Fuqua, Day bristles with intense, scary fights, shootouts and suspense to the last drop. Endless low life language and mean streets detail seem intended to bolster far fetched plot twists and marginal credibility.
A major plus is the admirably dogged virtue of Jake, who hungers for justice. Cynical, lurid, violent storytelling with some redeeming moral and artistic values for adults.
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