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Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Name: Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Director: Dan Gilroy
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: November 17, 2017
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 57

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 17, 2017

Starring: Amanda Mason Warren, Amari Cheatom, Brittany Ishibashi, Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Denzel Washington, DeRon Horton, Hugo Armstrong, James Paxton, Joseph David-Jones, Kelly Sullivan, Lynda Gravatt, Nazneen Contractor, Niles Fitch, Pej Vahdat, Sam Gilroy, Shelley Hennig, Tony Plana

Summary: Roman J. Israel, Esq. (Denzel Washington) is a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career.

Director: Dan Gilroy

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 129 min

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IGN - William Bibbiani

Nov 9, 2017

Fiercely intelligent and deeply suspenseful, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is an absorbing morality tale from writer/director Dan Gilroy, and boasts one of Denzel Washington’s finest performances. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Chris Nashawaty

Nov 18, 2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq. doesn’t quite have the same frayed-wire electricity as "Nightcrawler," but what it does have on its side is Denzel Washington. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan

Nov 16, 2017

Though the film is completely worth seeing just to experience such a totally realized performance and hear Gilroy's always sharp dialogue, the reality and complexity of the character turns out to clash with plotting that is not as convincing. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Leslie Felperin

Sep 16, 2017

Unfortunately, something at the center just doesn’t hold, and it flies apart over the course of 133 minutes into confusing shards of plot, legalese-heavy monologues and, perhaps most surprising of all given Gilroy’s bona fides, a touch of soggy sentimentality in the home stretch. Read full review

New Orleans Times-Picayune - Mike Scott

Nov 22, 2017

It's interesting to ponder how well Roman J. Israel, Esq. would have worked had Washington passed on the role. Thankfully, we don't have to ponder too long -- because Washington, indeed, took it, and he is terrific. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Richard Roeper

Nov 21, 2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq. has pockets of intrigue, and writer-director Gilroy and Washington have teamed up to create a promising dramatic character. We just never get full delivery on that promise. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Odie Henderson

Nov 17, 2017

But don’t be fooled! This is not Oscar bait at all. Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the kind of horrendous hot mess an actor makes directly after he wins the Oscar. Read full review

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Proteus

Nov 21, 2017

Gilroy has depth and intelligence built into everything going on here. Denzel is always interesting. Always. But the writing behind things is the real treasure here. Indulge yourself and see this movie.

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