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Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

Dan Gilroy

Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Shelley Hennig ...

6.0

5,266

Drama Roman Israel (Denzel Washington) is a driven, idealistic defense attorney who, through a tumultuous series of events, finds himself in a crisis that leads to extreme action.

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"Washington shines in an odd character study (...) It makes for a confusing movie. I was part moved, part bored, and part bewildered."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Denzel Washington is haunting (...) It leaves us with a character you won’t soon forget, but you wish that the movie were as haunting as he is."	NEU
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"This nervy, admirably cerebral story (...) has many fine and noble qualities (...) Unfortunately, something at the center just doesn’t hold"	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A great character in a dull movie (...) The movie comes up short of generating the same passion that keeps Roman going"	NEU
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Another impressive and, at times, moving performance by Denzel Washington (...) What’s extremely disappointing is that the screenplay’s through line is simply not that interesting."	NEU
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"[Gilroy] hits the expected beats but with more color and depth than you expect (...) The climax is ludicrous and the dénouement unforgivably corny"	NEU
Canada	Brad Wheeler The Globe and Mail	"[Washington] is the best part of a clunky crowd-pleaser that bills itself as a dramatic thriller but isn’t really that (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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