Informing Harris that he'll do whatever he asks of him, Jake expects a routine day of instruction and limited action, and he initially gets just that as they make a drug bust. When Harris makes Jake smoke some of their confiscated evidence, however, he quickly realizes this won't be any regular training.
As the day wears on, Jake meets many of Harris' varied associates, such as old friend, Roger (SCOTT GLENN); disabled drug dealer, Sammy (SNOOP DOGG); and menacing thug Smiley (CLIFF CURTIS). Seeing the veteran interacting with them and living and acting by his own set of rules, the rookie cop must decide if his new partner for the day is just testing him or truly is a renegade detective with his own agenda and plan for dealing out justice.
Violence is listed as extreme due to several murders by gunfire and other brutal but non-lethal fighting, gunfire, threatening with guns and an attempted rape. Some of these scenes have bloody results and may be unsettling or suspenseful - like other scenes during the film - to some viewers. The perpetrators of such violence and other criminals have extreme cases of bad attitudes.
Various characters smoke and drink (with one driving while doing the latter) and a veteran narcotics detective makes his rookie partner smoke some drugs at gunpoint (with the latter subsequently being stoned). Beyond that, some other imitative behavior is also present. If you're concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed content listings for more specific information about what's present.
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(2001) (Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Heavy
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Moderate
None
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed September 13, 2001 / Posted October 5, 2001
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