Vulture
This is a formula movie but Gilroy is no hack. He hits the expected beats but with more colour and depth than you expect.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell star in this dramatic courtroom thriller from the director of Nightcrawler.
Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career. Farrell costars as the ambitious, monied lawyer who recruits Roman to his firm.
Less2017129 minsUSA
Drama
- Director:
- Dan Gilroy ('Nightcrawler')
- Writer:
- Dan Gilroy
- Cast:
- Denzel WashingtonColin FarrellCarmen EjogoShelley HennigTony PlanaJoseph David-JonesAmanda WarrenDeRon Horton
Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Reviews
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Variety
Roman is a fantastic character, and Washington's high-wire performance is one of his most daring and compelling.
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Vanity Fair
Its depiction of weary activism, both lost and renewed, is well-suited to our dark times.
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The Guardian
It's not a role we're used to seeing Washington play... but he's never been better.
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Screen Daily
Denzel Washington gives a terrifically off-kilter performance in this fascinating and flawed character study that frustratingly can't meld all its ambitions into a coherent and satisfying whole.
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Hollywood Reporter
Unfortunately, something at the centre just doesn't hold, and it flies apart over the course of 133 minutes into confusing shards of plot, legalese-heavy monologues and ... a touch of soggy sentimentality in the home stretch.
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Collider
It's a movie that could have packed an emotional punch and considered the cost of pursuing purity, but instead it settles for schmaltz.
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