Author: Vf DVD

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 19-03-2002

Details: Amazon.ca An excellent police thriller—despite a somewhat clichéd theme—that owes much to the charisma of its lead actors, the effectiveness of its direction, and the mastery of its screenplay. A dive into the mean streets of Los Angeles, Training Day relies on a pair of antagonistic cops. On one side, a "rookie," idealistic, armed with good intentions and a somewhat naive sense of the rule of law. It is Ethan Hawke— Gattaca—who lends him his angelic and magnetic features. At his side, to support him, Denzel Washington— The Hurricane—embodies a true loose cannon who does not hesitate to cross the yellow line between the world of the bad boys and that of justice. Short hair, goatee on his chin, he is more animal than the wolves he brushes up against. An impressive metamorphosis, for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2002. To account for the film's qualities, one should also mention the lighting by Mauro Fiore, which contributes to gradually tipping this training day into the darkness of destruction; the veracity of David Ayer’s screenplay, a child of the neighborhoods he describes; the multiple supporting roles, from those tough guys Scott Glenn ( The Right Stuff) and Tom Berenger ( Platoon), to the appearances of rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, as well as soul singer Macy Gray. A remarkable success of the genre that combines realism and a descent into hell with mastery. -- Sylvain Lefort

UPC: 085392241316

EAN: 0085392241316

Languages: French

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New