Academy Awards, USA 2002
| Winner Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Denzel Washington |
| Nominee Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ethan Hawke |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)
LA cop Ethan Hawke, looking for a promotion, is assigned street duty with narcotics detective Denzel Washington. The naive Hawke is immediately put through the ringer by Washington, whose unorthodox methods push the limits of the law. It climaxes with a bust of one of Washington's friends, an ex-cop turned drug dealer who is hoarding millions of cash under the floorboards, during which Hawke is framed for murder. It turns out Washington needs the cash to pay off the Russian mafia. Hawke gradually realizes what is going on and decides to stop Washington. A gritty, streetwise film that ratches up the intensity with each passing minute. Location shooting in some of the worst neighborhoods of LA and rap soundtrack complete the atmosphere.
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