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"Gilroy nasce come sceneggiatore e i suoi film sono molto scritti andando ad analizzare a fondo i suoi personaggi principali. Come in 'Nightcrawler', uno studio di carattere di un uomo che si trova davanti a una svolta improvvisa: ma mentre lo scandalista di Gyllenhaal cavalca la situazione, qui l'anziano avvocato progressista (Che Washington interpreta con passione ingoffendosi assai) finisce per scontrarsi con la propria coscienza. Un film che si sforza di mantenere un profilo alto (con cui il "
“I wasnโt really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Denzel Washington, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it turned out to be one of the most intriguing characters played by Washington and the guy delivered one of his best performances here. Unfortunately, it seems that Dan Gilroy eventually didnโt really know what to do with this complex character. It had to do with some insignificant details like the fact that the guy didnโt have a computer system to manage his law cases or even used emails to communicate but was still able to manage an iPod with 8000 songs. In fact, Roman J. Israel must be the first man on Earth able to order a Uber without even owning a smartphone. But it went further than this as the makers never knew if they should portray” read more
" DVD- 2hrs. 2min. First Viewing There's a good film lurking in the shadows of Roman J. Irael, Esq., but director Dan Gilroy never goes deep enough to find it. Washington gives a decent performance, though it's a bit too twitchy and tick-y to feel genuine, but the character is only in sketch-mode; no real shading or depth to back up the quirk. The story, too, never clicks together right; it starts off with a great deal of promise, before sputtering to an unearned ending. That's probably the feeli"