Training Day (2001)Movies

Movies from Film Forum, 10/18/01While Hollywood's evils lurked on Mulholland Drive, bad cops were the center of attention in the box office champ Training Day. Ethan Hawke plays a rookie taken under the wing of Alonzo (Denzel Washington), a narcotics officer with questionable and violent methods of "street justice." Does the end justify Alonzo's wicked means?Critics in the religious media were divided over the film. Some pointed out the film's strong moral compass, but others didn't like seeing the immoral means. Preview's Paul Bicking writes, "Along with sometimes extremely graphic violence, vulgarities and obscenities dominate the dialogue and rap soundtrack. This Training Day is one to miss."Carole McDonnell of Christian Spotlight on the Movies disagreed: "I liked Training Day. It showed...