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Whistle Stopper - Devil in a Blue Dress
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List Price: $14.94
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin
Directed By: Carl Franklin
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767818070
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0767818075
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1999-03-09
Running Time: 101
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1995-09-29
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Summary: Denzil's first film noir
Comment: This film should've been a hit since it was based on a well received novel by Walter Moseby and starred Denzil Washington as "Easy" Rawlins. Unfortunately it didn't get the notices it should have received due to the fact as Denzil stated that blacks do not like to see themselves as victims. Too bad because this film noir had an intricate plot involving a mysterious woman (Jennifer Beals) who's involved in a murder plot which puts Washington's character in peril and possible imprisonment since one of females he was involved in is found murdered. Another plus was Carl Franklin's astute direction plus you also had Don Cheadle in a career breaking performance as Rawlin's psychopathic buddy "Mouse". The audience I saw this with, laughed and were engaged with this flick. If you like a good film noir/detective story and are a Washington fan, do check this out!!
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Summary: IT'S JUST ME BUT:
Comment: YEAH DENZEL! GREAT MOVIE. JENNIFER BEALS WAS GREAT TOO. INTERESTING MOVIE ABOUT A MAN RETURNING HOME, AND BEING DRAWN INTO THINGS HE WANTS NO PART OF. OF COURSE THE THE BEAUTIFUL LADY IN THE BLUE DRESS IS JENNIFER BEALS.
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Summary: The NOIR in Film Noir
Comment: Film Noir is French for "black film" is it not?
In the tradition of The Big Sleep, Chinatown, Maltese Falcon, The Long Goodbye......
The first and only (as far as I know) that features a uniquely "Black American" cast and story line.
BEST line in the movie "If you didn't want him dead, you shouldn't have left him with me."
Watch This Movie... Buy this movie. I have 2 copies. Don and Denzel both rock.
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Summary: Denzel and Don Cheadle
Comment: This is a great movie with excellent performances by Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals and Don Cheadle. Don Cheadle should have received an oscar and/or emmy award for his portrayal of Mouse. He gave a magnificent performance!
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Summary: One of my favorites
Comment: The mistake with this movie is the casting of Jennifer Beals. Denzel Washington walks and talks like an Ezy Rawlings. And Don Cheadle deserved an award for his portrayal. The early Los Angeles history is interesting, especially when viewed along with Chinatown.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Despite rave reviews as one of the most stylish and intelligent detective pictures in a number of years, this 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel never found a mass audience. Too bad, because Carl Franklin's film is nearly perfect in every way, from its rich, shadowy look to its depiction of life in post-World War II black America (L.A.-style) to the acting of Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, and others. Washington plays Easy Rawlins, an aircraft factory worker who is laid off only to find his true calling: as a private eye, albeit an unlicensed one. Hired to find a missing woman, he becomes entangled in a complex but satisfying case involving sex, corruption, racism, and of course money. Top-notch from top to bottom--and Cheadle is dangerously funny as Easy's best friend, a killer named Mouse. --Marshall Fine
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