Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke were both great in Training Day
13 Ghosts had amazing effects and a really good art director, but i found the screenplay wasn't strong enough to elevate this movie to the level that it could have obtained
and Joe Blow i watch EVERYTHING, but my favorites are usually foreign films
the difference between a foreign film or television show is that they tend to create more believable characters, put more emphasis on the script and only utilize elements of special effects or action if it will enhance the finished product
it also comes as no surprise that most of the top actors come from the UK - the competition is stiff, the training is long and tedious and it has an extensive history in this field to draw upon
if you ever want to compare...i suggest you watch Steven Soderbergh?s version of Blow and then watch the original (6 hours long) that was made in Europe - it will be very clear which one was the better film
