78
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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's the film's glowing visual qualities, a striking performance by Denzel Washington and the elegant control Carl Franklin has over it all that create the most exotic crime entertainment of the season.
- 100Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWriter and director Carl Franklin ("One False Move") scores a triumph in using the brooding atmosphere and racial tension of the sun-kissed, seedy City of Angels to reveal character and reclaim a neglected past that ace cinematographer Tak Fujimoto brings to vivid life.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIn the process of drawing audiences into the twists and turns of a knotty detective tale, Mr. Franklin and his cinematographer, Tak Fujimoto, open up an enticing and languorous lost world.
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFranklin's picture is effortlessly wise beneath its entertaining surface.
- 90Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonFew films are more assured in their storytelling or build more forcefully, irrevocably toward their resolution.
- 78Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleOn the mean streets, Devil is okay; but it's something special when it gets to Easy's street.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is entertaining on its own terms, and Washington's warmth at the center of it is like our own bemusement, as together we return to the shadows of noir.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliEasy isn't much of an acting challenge, but Washington's mix of charm and intensity creates an appealing personae.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWashington, no surprise, is terrific, his sensitivity offset with touches of knowing, self-deprecating humor.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserFranklin juggles it all with wit and style, and suddenly you feel fine that this is only Mosley's first Easy Rawlins novel. Several more are just waiting to be adapted.