Director: Dan Gilroy
Genre: Crime/
Drama/ Thriller
Runtime: 122
minutes
Year:
2017
Starring: Denzel
Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Amanda Warren, Tony Plana, Sam Gilroy
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 30: A FILM WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON
Description: Roman J.
Israel Esq. (Denzel Washington), a driven idealistic defense attorney, finds
himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the
necessity for extreme action.
Review: Sometimes you watch these movies that, if the lead actor wasn’t apart of
it, people wouldn’t care about it. “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” is one of these
movies.
What a great character Roman
J. Israel is, a brilliant, idealistic but socially awkward criminal defense
lawyer. Played with restraint by Denzel Washington. You just wish he has a
slightly better film than this unfocused mix of character study and courtroom
thriller.
We follow three weeks in Israel’s
life, during which he throws his integrity in the wind after a series of
setbacks. Director and screenwriter Dan Gilroy (known for “Nightcrawler”, one
of my personal favorites) manages to hold the viewer’s attention for a long
time with intelligent dialogue and pleasant languid atmosphere, but seems
unsure of where he wants to go with he story.
This movie is still worth
watching, for Washington, who received an Oscar nomination. The performance is
better then the movie.
Rating: 3/
5
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