Devil in a Blue Dress
Summary:
Denzel Washington stars in this adaptation of the novel by African-American crime author Walter Mosley, the first of his stories to reach the screen. Ezekiel Rawlins (Washington), known to his friends as "Easy," has just lost his job at an aircraft plant in post-WW II Los Angeles, a time when good-paying jobs for black men are hard to come by. He's wondering how to make his mortgag... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Denzel Washington - (Easy Rawlins)
Tom Sizemore - (DeWitt Albright)
Jennifer Beals - (Daphne Monet)
Don Cheadle - (Mouse)
Maury Chaykin - (Matthew Terell)
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Review:
The so-called "Black Pack" films of the late '80s and early '90s intersect with this attempt to revive film noir, set in 1940s Los Angeles. It has all the staples of the noirs of decades past: a dogged private eye Denzel Washington, shady, omnivorously sexual women, duplicitous clients, brutal cops, and a Deep, Dark Secret at the heart of it all... Continue >>
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