Storyline
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm’s frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
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Cast
Colin Farrell, Denzel Washington, Mark Wallace, Amanda Warren, Lynda Gravatt, Franco Vega, Robert Prescott, Carmen Ejogo, Ajgie Kirkland, Sam Gilroy, Henry G. Sanders, Amari Cheatom, Tony Plana, Nazneen Contractor, Jessica Camacho, Hugo Armstrong, Shelley Hennig, Jocelyn Ayanna, Claudia de Vasco, James Paxton, Ludwig Manukian, Miles Heizer, Brittany Ishibashi, DeRon Horton, Anthony Traina, Joseph David-Jones, Esperanza Spalding, Niles Fitch, Eli Bildner, Sedale Threatt Jr., Elisa Perry, Andrew Tinpo Lee, Annie Sertich, Lauren Ellen Thompson, Kelly Sullivan, Pej Vahdat, Kevin Balmore, Vince Cefalu, Tarina Pouncy, Cynthia Dallas, Carlos E. Campos, Lawrence Tanter, Joy Bisco
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Reviews
93
IGN
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.
83
Roman J. Israel, Esq. might not be the courtroom drama fans have been expecting. Instead, it’s a character study filled with insight and originality.
80
Even in the film’s less successful moments, I admired the loose shagginess of it all.
70
This is a formula movie but Gilroy is no hack. He hits the expected beats but with more color and depth than you expect.
67
Gilroy has fashioned a character study that has moments that are incredibly well written.... What’s extremely disappointing is that the screenplay’s through line is simply not that interesting.
