One of the finest cops-and-robbers thrillers of recent years.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
As long as Training Day stays tightly focused on the struggle between the two cops, the movie is first rate.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
If nothing else, Training Day is a gorgeous pedestal for Denzel Washington.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Amy Taubin
Antoine Fuqua's propulsive, elegantly written police thriller, offers the unsettling spectacle of Denzel Washington.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Megan Rosenfeld
A taut, high-velocity film that departs from the action flick template by having actual ideas.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
So extreme is his mad dog behavior, indeed, that it shades over into humor: Washington seems to enjoy a performance that's over the top and down the other side.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Even when it falls back excessively on coincidence and contrived set pieces, even when it gushes irretrievably over the top in its final act, Washington makes Training Day sizzle.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
With its unflinching style, Training Day can be hard to sit through at times. But it's worth the discomfort for the adrenaline rush of the plot and Washington's compelling performance.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Mr. Washington's dry-ice grandeur -- the predator's reflexes contrasting with a pensive mouth -- deserves regard, and his powerhouse virtuosity will almost guarantee him an Oscar nomination.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Though Training Day doesn't resolve itself as well as it deserves and ends strictly cops-and-robbers style, it's given us some great acting and something to ponder. Not every cop show can lay claim to that.Read Full Review »
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