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(1 - 49) of 49 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1   "Todos los días, en las calles de las zonas urbanas, en el interior de unos Estados Unidos muy distintos a los que vemos usualmente, la guerra está presente..."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez 2/4 "Its events really are confined to a 24-hour period...I'm tempted to joke that too bad the running time wasn't also."   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 4.5/5 "Unquestionably convincing, disturbingly realistic, and unflinchingly honest."   Filmcritic.com   Blake French B "Washington is one of those rare artists who can, seemingly, transform his soul."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna "It doesn't attend to its greatest asset -- the complications of this huge and ferocious character [Alonzo]."   Philadelphia City Paper   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "...an intelligent and riveting action movie that doesn't rely on a lot of special effects to tell a genuinely interesting story."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "It was just too much slime to take in for one day, as somewhere after the first half of the film the shock scenes simply wore off and the film lost any dramatic effect."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "[Denzel] Washington and Ethan Hawke are so good that they easily stand out in a cop drama that is...merely adequate."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3/4 "A rock-solid Hollywood thriller that showcases a corrupt cop's twisted abuse of innocence."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "Reminds me of the films of the 1970s that were gritty and violent but that also showcased stellar acting, back before blood and intelligence became mutually exclusive in movies."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "Begins as a surprisingly interesting exploration of corruption at the highest levels of law enforcement, and then it just gives up."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "...an obsequious vehicle where Washington can strut his dastardly stuff in an otherwise penetrating but arbitrary streetwise adventure. Personally, this undercover movie reviewing narc finds Training Day a kind of tough pill to swallow."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C- "By the time its drawn-out finale lurches to a screeching close, 'Training Day' has come to feel more like 'The Longest Day.'"   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Riveting and intense."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "starts off very well, gets increasingly better as it goes along, and then suddenly deflates as it shoots itself in the foot in the final stretch"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "Gritty good-cop/bad-cop drama is elevated to greatness by Denzel Washington."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "Denzel Washington tears up the screen as the personification of corrupt evil..."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "Larger than life ... a classic tale of good vs. evil."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen D+ "Mostly insignificant (and overlong, clocking in at two hours when ninety minutes would have more than sufficed)."   Matinee Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 2.5/4 "When the characters start taking obscene amounts of physical abuse and coming back for more, it manages to help you take the film’s events less seriously… something that would have helped from the start."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman "Not without its flaws but nevertheless still rather good."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "An intense little movie with solid acting across the board, some ups, some downs and a thrilling ending, despite a couple of small flaws"   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 6/10 "All of the action takes place during a single day, and there’s enough action in this one short period to fill the entire career of a normal cop."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "The film's first half begins promisingly but the second is laughably far-fetched, and the ending is kind of a letdown."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "To want to see this movie, you have to be willing to accept the kind of relentless, pounding violence that leaves faces a dripping pulp. A calloused ear for language is a help too. This is a movie that prides itself on not pulling any punches, verbal or"   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 3/4 "Trama interesante llena de personajes tridimensionales y sustanciosos que seguramente harán pensar al espectador en los tiempos actuales que vivimos."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 2.5/4 "I can't quite recommend the film."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B- ""Training Day" is a good film held back from greatness by the excesses of its script."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "I don’t quite understand why screenwriters try to cram their more nuanced or interesting characters into something as conventional as the final act of Training Day."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "It's partly down to David Ayer’s smart, shades-of-gray script and partly down to the gusto with which Washington approaches this aggressively against-type role that Training Day achieves its brilliance."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Any issues with the material are made irrelevant by Denzel Washington's volcanic energy and fierce conviction."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3.5/5 "Alonzo's test of Jake's mettle is paralleled by the implicit acting challenge Washington's formidable work presents to Hawke, and like his character, the well-cast Hawke proves up to the demanding task, at times rather surprisingly so."   Film Threat   Michael Dequina 2.5/5 "[Washington] wasn't acting, he was grandstanding."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "An entertaining, morally satisfying movie."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/5 "Washington is dazzling as Alonzo."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/5 "A direção de Antoine Fuqua jamais perde o dinamismo, mergulhando o espectador em um incrível estado de tensão."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3/5 "There's an edgy, authentic rhythm to this gritty undercover cop drama that's boosted by strong performances ... and then undermined by an appalling ending."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3/5 "This isn't a serious movie, despite Denzel Washington in full eruption and giving his calloused lines more weight and authority than they deserve."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "[Denzel Washington] towers above the film's petty failings, overwhelming them with his sheer presence and defying us to tear our eyes away."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux 4/4 "The powerful story also lends itself to a broader interpretation than a simple contest between good and evil. The film is a tour de force."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "The hype preceding "Training Day" makes expectations for the film high. It is, like Washington's performance, good not great."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/10 "A trivial, campy drama that obviously strives for dramatic respectability, yet is best suited as a "Sunday Afternoon Cable Movie" for undemanding fans of the cop genre."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg "A tantalizing chess match waged between morale adversaries claiming to be from the same team."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell C- "Abruptly shifts gears, switching from character-driven issue-oriented thriller to formula action-driven cop flick."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 6/10 "Fuqua brings a cinematic restlessness, street smarts and a touch of slick senationalism to this police thriller which all-too-soon becomes pedestrian, even sadistic, with an unsatisfying conclusion."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger "In Antoine Fuqua and Dominic Sena's race to become David Fincher, Fuqua, with his colour-bleached urban noir Training Day, pulls slightly ahead"   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 8/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 49) of 49 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1