Well, this was a pretty good movie. The time seemed to fly by, it didn't seem to drag at all. It was a fascinating study of human nature. Denzel Washington's character is no two-dimensional villain, nor is he displayed as somehow heroic. The portrayal is deep and shows the dichotomy of humanity. One moment we can show great love and tenderness, as the character does towards his mother, and yet the next we can sink to the worst sort of depravity - dealing heroin, or committing cold-blooded murder.
It is simple to think of such people as evil, this sets them apart from us. I don't think people are evil, but they do evil things, and we are all capable of doing such things; and yet there is still that spark of love in all of us which can lead to redemption. In the film the villain finds a sort of redemption (though admittedly self-interested) through helping to catch the corrupt policemen.
It was also interesting to see the journey of Russell Crowe's character - clearly showing that in real life honesty isn't always appreciated and doing the right thing can some times get us into trouble; but the film also says clearly, that doesn't mean we shouldn't do the right thing.
One other thing the film was good at doing was showing the affects of drug-use, the images of people 'shooting up' were pretty horrible, and something which movies & TV often gloss over by glamorising drug culture.
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