Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Movie

2017

2h 2m

PG-13

English

Drama, Crime, Thriller

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Roman J. Israel, Esq.

PG-13

Movie

2017

2h 2m

English

Drama, Crime, Thriller

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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

Roman J. Israel

George Pierce

Maya Alston

Vernita Wells

Lynn Jackson

Fritz Molinar

Connor Novick

Jessie Salinas

Derrell Ellerbee

Carter Johnson

Security Bailiff

Hallway Bailiff

Melina Nassour

Langston Bailey

Court Officer Bailiff

Michael Wesley

Adam Hilliard

Jeff

Felicity Ellerbee

James Lee

Beth

Lock-Up Guard

Olivia Reed

Kate Becker

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Directed By: Dan Gilroy

Written By: Dan Gilroy

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nmahoney416 says...

7 years ago

Denzel gives a great performance. Colin Farrell is fantastic too. It is very much a character study and there is a lot of legal talk that can be a little boring. The beginning is a little slow but it picks up the pace near the end. Worth a watch to see Denzel.

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vetavde says...

one year ago

Denzel's acting is nothing short of inspired. And while I'm not a fan of the movie as a whole, just watching it to see Denzel portray the lightly autistic-presenting Roman J. Israel would be (almost) worth it. Having said that, the problem in this movie becomes that he quickly out-acts his fellow actors, and out-performs to the limit of the script. This is not helped by the story being a bit all over the place, and towards the end lacking in definition. Resolution is found, as is so often the case in mediocre scripts, in a miraculous turn of character by one of the principals, ending in an "all's well that ends well" that does little justice to the movie as a whole. So: Watch it for Denzel, go make snacks when he's off-screen.

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r96sk says...

4 years ago

Denzel Washington is a delight to watch in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'. I thoroughly liked the vast majority of this film, but even so it would be so much worse off if it wasn't for Washington; who nails his performance. Away from the lead, the cinematography is pleasant as is the premise and support cast; for which Colin Farrell is the standout. It's a real interesting legal drama. There's not much to note here without wanting to spoil things, but I can say it's worth your time.

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maphiagurl says...

4 years ago

My instinct was to turn the movie off after only 30 minutes but I was watching with someone so I let it run. To be fair I’m not a huge Denzel fan so this could have clouded my judgement. All in all I think that this was a very mediocre movie. They should have spent more time establishing the parameters of his autistic spectrum disorder. At the point where he changes his clothes, life, it seems that his disorder disappeared and suddenly he was normal but if he truly was on the spectrum the clothes do not make the man. The movie jumped so much that it seemed to be missing much of the space between the plot that would have made the movie. Denzel is not buyable as this spectrum character .. he is not Dustin Hoffman.

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morphorod

7/10 7 years ago

The movie is pretty good. I thought that this story would best be used as a morality play. Showing the virtuous and noble attorney who intentionally walks into darkness and pays the ultimate price for it. However, the beginning of the film only showed the terrible life the main character was living More

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r96sk

4 years ago

Denzel Washington is a delight to watch in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'.

I thoroughly liked the vast majority of this film, but even so it would be so much worse off if it wasn't for Washington; who nails his performance. Away from the lead, the cinematography is pleasant as is the premise an More

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