The very first shot ofTraining Dayis of the enormous rising morning sun welcoming in a new day.
Every single thing that Alonzo says has meaning.
And Fuqua should be given a good deal of the credit for the no-nonsense attitude that Washington brings.
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“Smooth-talking alpha is what Washington plays better than just about anybody elseworking today.
Alonzo tells Hoyt, “To protect the sheep, you got to catch the wolf.
And you gotta be a wolf to catch a wolf!
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You gotta be a wolf to kill the wolf!”
He’s going to need his partner to vouch for him.
He’s treating the audience to a no-holds-barred and crisp performance, evil as he may be.
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That kind ofpremeditation, manipulation, and gaslightingcan only come from the mind of a true psychopath.
And he justifies it to Hoyt, barking, “The shit’s chess, not checkers!”
And the unforgettable line that sealed the actor’slong journey to the Best Actor Oscar.
A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears to be.
“King Kong ain’t got shit on me!!”
No, he doesn’t Denzel, not for the two-hour runtime ofTraining Day.
‘What?Al Pacinocan play a bad guy.Gene Hackmancan play a bad guy.
I cant play a bad guy?
And great at his job, he is, and then some.
