I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Best movie ever!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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.

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!

It's a piece built around two powerhouse performances, the first being Denzel Washington's Oscar-winning turn as an unpredictably volatile veteran detective confidently walking on the wrong side of crooked and the second being Ethan Hawke's slightly over-looked (probably because it isn't as 'loud' as his co-star's) yet still deservedly Oscar-nominated rendition of a naively honest rookie who's determination to do things 'by-the-book' gets directly in the way of his desire to make detective, and it is the ever-changing relationship between these two equally interesting characters that drives the piece forward with a constant momentum that often amounts to edge-of-your-seat suspense; it's really thanks to the amazingly grounded and realistic script that the film is so effective, as every single line of dialogue feels incredibly natural and each word that is said adds to the overall narrative in some way, and the effortlessly entertaining picture becomes incredibly engaging by its pulse pounding third act to the point that its few issues can be easily ignored - truly a phenomenal piece of filmmaking. 8/10

If you're not watching this movie with your boss...you're doing work ALL wrong! Me and my boss love this movie (nope, we're not cops). I'm not going to give any spoilers or anything. It is one of Denzel's better movies in my own opinion, but I'm not a huge fan of his anyway. Due note that the first part is probably exactly what a cop would say. I really am not a cop.