Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

Directed by

Dan Gilroy

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 1,407 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A principled defense lawyer faces a personal crisis after a series of events force him to take extreme actions. The film follows his struggle as he navigates a changing legal landscape.

dramaticcontemplativetensemoralcharacter-drivengrittyuneven-paced

What happens

Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a 2017 American legal drama film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell, and follows the life of a civil-rights advocate and defense lawyer (Washington), who finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a personal crisis and the necessity for extreme action. The project was announced on August 25, 2016, as Gilroy's next directorial effort titled Inner City, but was renamed on June 22, 2017. Principal photography began in March 2017, and took place in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California. Roman J. Israel, Esq. premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 17, 2017. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing just $13 million against its $22 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism towards the pacing and the plot, but acclaim towards Washington's performance, for which he was nominated as Best Actor for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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