Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Positioned in the Overused Los Angeles criminal court system, Roman is a defense attorney pushed beyond measure to take extreme action.
3 February 1978, Puyallup, Washington, USA
2 January 1987, Destrehan, Louisiana, USA
7 January 1974, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
16 May 1994, Greenville, Kentucky, USA
25 September 1970, Detroit, Michigan, USA
19 April 1952, Havana, Cuba
23 February 1994, Ojai, California, USA
18 October 1984, Portland, Oregon, USA
2 November 1980, Orange, California, USA
16 July 1981, Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 30, 2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq. makes room for moments that are so thought-provokingly enjoyable that the movie, which can't be called a success, may be more interesting than movies that would have garnered more praise.
November 30, 2017
Sublimely talented Denzel Washington deserves better than writer/director Dan Gilroy's tepid, convoluted thriller.
November 30, 2017
It goes without saying that Washington, once again, proves to be the undisputed winner of this morality play.
December 01, 2017
Sloppy characterizations mar intriguing story about a burnt-out lawyer.
November 22, 2017
Part character study, part legal thriller and part morality tale about means manifesting their own ends, "Roman J. Israel, Esq." winds up being just as eccentric and unpredictable as its doggedly honorable, and far from perfect, leading man.
December 01, 2017
This awkwardly titled character study overdoses on quirks and stale platitudes about social and legal injustice, leaving its intriguing title character in search of a better film.
November 22, 2017
You can't stop watching [Washington] - and you can't stop wishing he didn't have to work so hard to keep the story together once it starts branching out in different directions.
November 22, 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.
November 30, 2017
But, strung together, the moments here make for too much convenience and an overdependence on a quirky outcast's best intentions.
November 22, 2017
The story is surprisingly unfocused and, when it snaps out of the protracted setup phase, it plunges into quasi-thriller territory that relies on a series of hard-to-swallow contrivances.
November 21, 2017
What a treat it is to see this great actor, after almost 40 years in movies, give a performance that feels both utterly unexpected and completely true.
November 23, 2017
It's a credit to Washington's rock solid performance that we care as much as we do.
