Ethan Hawke and Denzel carry this movie, and I mean that in the best way possible. It’s a good movie. The story is interesting, the shootout scenes are tense, and the writing is good, too, but Jake and Alonzo are what turns this movie from a good film to a great movie. Denzel Washington as Alonzo is just phenomenal. He is such a cunning maniac you can’t help but be hooked by this character. You almost expect him to weasel his way out of the shit show he put himself in, but unfortunately for him, things eventually come to bite him in the ass. I can’t talk about Alonzo without talking about Jake; Ethan Hawke puts in his usual great performance. Although there is nothing special about him as a character, his good, selfless nature contrasts Alonzo’s selfish evil nature excellently.

Amazing action movie! With "Training Day" Denzel finally receives his long deserved Oscar for his performance. 9/10 stars

This is the second time I saw this. I remembered this as being a realy good movie. Seeing it today,opposed to 10 years ago, I think if you take away Denzels performance this is a decent but not awesome piece.

A pretty good performance from both Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington, and this may be one of Director Antoine Fuqua's best movie's even if it isn't perfect.

Great film protagonized by a fantastic actors about police corruption and dangerous gangs in usa. I recommend it!