Washington is instantly, absolutely superb; without ever missing a beat, he’s unpredictable, reckless, macho, funny, and frightening.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 25, 2024

Superior buddy cop movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2023

Denzel Washington chomps down on the role of an unprincipled narcotics cop with exhibitionistic relish, but it's already an overrated performance -- a karaoke bad guy from an actor with an almost untarnishably righteous screen persona.

| Nov 8, 2023

Make no mistake, Fuqua’s Training Day is one of the finer films to take place over the course of a single day.

| Oct 30, 2023

The searing tension Washington brought — occasionally punctuated by his disarming charm — made Alonzo Harris such a memorable bad guy.

| Sep 6, 2023

A gritty and initially engrossing cop flick.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 5, 2023

With 100 years of movies tucked away in their vault, it is a testament to Training Day that it was included in this special celebration.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 1, 2023

Training Day may have a somewhat basic storyline, but it still offers up a mostly-engaging look at its subject, with a pair of outstanding & compelling performances from its stars that give the film the extra oomph it needs.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 27, 2023

Training Day would not be the film it is without the gritty authenticity for its time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 27, 2023

The sly casting of the charismatic Washington, who comes with built-in righteousness cred, helps this rise above some ill-considered third-act twists and anticlimaxes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 26, 2021

Training Day painted a picture of a Los Angeles where the cops may be dirty, but the streets are choked with dangerous criminals. (20th anniversary)

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2021

'Training Day' has left its impact as a highly quotable piece of popular entertainment, but beyond that exterior is an incredibly tight script packed with small details that demand repeat viewings. A great lesson in 'show, don't tell'.

| Original Score: Better Than Sex | Mar 11, 2021

This could have been just another corrupt-cop thriller if it wasn't for the involvement of Denzel Washington, who works spectacularly against type in to come up with one of the more memorable screen villains.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 11, 2020

We hadn't seen Washington play the bad guy before, and with his ferocious, dominating, and charismatic performance, the Oscar was his...

| Mar 31, 2020

Training Day is not a completely unnuanced parable on policing and a nice disavowal of the movie-perpetuated cliché of smug, streetwise copdom.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 9, 2018

An extraordinary [Denzel] Washington dominates the film.

| Oct 17, 2017

'Training Day' is still a very interesting thriller where Denzel Washington truly shines just as the lucid but equally necessary and inspired work of Ethan Hawke. [Full review in Spanish]

| Feb 2, 2017

Great performances, but for adults only.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 29, 2010

A surprisingly excellent movie with Incredible performances...

| Apr 29, 2009

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2008