Devil in a Blue Dress
Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town.
Overview
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
This is a tidy little mystery/thriller. Is that a backhanded compliment? Yes and no. Every minute of the movie is fine, and the acting is good. It just felt like maybe this could have been something more than it was.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Devil in a Blue Dress
Movie title: Devil in a Blue Dress
Movie description: In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Date published: 2023-02-21
Director(s): Carl Franklin
Actor(s): Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney, Mel Winkler, Albert Hall, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jernard Burks, David Fonteno, John Roselius, Beau Starr, Steven Randazzo, Scott Lincoln, L. Scott Caldwell, Barry Shabaka Henley, Nick Corello, Kenny Endoso, Joseph Latimore, Renée Humphrey, R.J. Knoll, Kai Lennox, Poppy Montgomery, Brendan Kelly, Peggy Rea, Vinny Argiro, Deborah Lacey, Jeris Poindexter, Frank Davis, John David Washington
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery
My Review
This is a tidy little mystery/thriller. Is that a backhanded compliment? Yes and no. Every minute of the movie is fine, and the acting is good. It just felt like maybe this could have been something more than it was.
-
My Review - 6/10
6/10