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"Devil in a Blue Dress", 1995

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I recently revisited this film on Netflix. This is one of the best films I know of. The filming as a period piece (1948 Los Angeles) is spectacular; people resettling just after WWII. The colors are warm and washed, "antiqued", giving the viewing a sense of sunny SoCal and of being historic. The settings, old cars and urban streets, are authentic in every detail. The mannerisms of the characters draw you back in time. Racial color lines and wealth segregation are in full display in this film, figuring prominently into the story line as causes for the events.

The story is from the first book in a series of Easy Rawlins mysteries by author Walter Mosley. It won awards for being one of the best of its genre. Rawlins is played by Denzel Washington. Other characters portrayed by Tom Sizemore, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Beals. Sizemore was known for making a chilling smirk that looked absolutely deadly. Cheadle won acclaim for playing a sociopathic killer.

I'm amazed at how good of a film this is after rewatching; classified as neo-noir.

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I will have to check it out..... - TWB 06:08:04 04/02/24 (0)
LOVE Denzel! He is IMO THE greatest black actor working today! Has been great since I first saw him in Glory YEARS ago... He NEVER disappoints! I LOVED him recently in The Tragedy Of Macbeth and Fences.....
Mouse... great intro to Cheadle's talents and range... - musetap 18:28:57 03/16/24 (0)
And if you read the books, better casting than DW as Easy.

Unfortunately, DW's casting in the role ended up preventing further
movies based on the book series. Too bad, as the series has stayed
fantastic over the (many) years of Easy aging gracefully. If DW hadn't
gotten so "big" it would have been great to watch him portray that growth.

Really good movie.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
RE: "Devil in a Blue Dress", 1995 - johntoste 17:50:39 03/16/24 (0)
I've watched it twice and, though I may not hold it in the highest regard, I enjoyed it very much.

Denzel is his usual offhand greatness, and Cheadle is a hoot!

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