Devil in a Blue Dress
An Afro-American man is hired to find a missing socialite, Easy is caught between the white power elite and the vibrant black community of Central Avenue.
31 March 1921, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 July 1969, Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 November 1961, Detroit, Michigan, USA
29 January 1954, Lincoln, Illinois, USA
17 April 1950, Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 September 1962, New York City, New York, USA
15 September 1954, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
22 July 1940, Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
28 September 1964, Dublin, Ireland
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28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
19 December 1963, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 November 1937, Brighton, Alabama, USA
June 13, 2008
In the aftermath of the Oscars, it now seems clear that Devil in a Blue Dress was one of the best films of 1995.
January 26, 2006
Sheer pleasure.
April 12, 2002
A bland, workaday detective flick.
June 19, 2006
Carl Franklin's unusually creative studio movie, boasting superlative acting from Denzel Washington and particularly newcomer Don Cheadle, reinvents a genre and a bygone era, in this case, Los Angeles circa 1948.
March 24, 2011
Stylish neo-noir.
March 26, 2009
Entering the main flow of the story relatively late, Don Cheadle steals all his scenes as a live-wire, trigger-happy old buddy of Easy's from Texas, while Sizemore and Mel Winkler, as colorful underworld figures, make strong impressions.
May 20, 2003
The role of Easy looks as tailor-made for Mr. Washington as his suit, and it shows off the full effect of this actor's movie-star dazzle.
September 01, 2009
Invoking social realism more than pulp fiction, Carl Franklin's Devil in a Blue Dress is an innovative genre film on several counts.
June 18, 2002
The film also does a convincing job of re-creating Los Angeles of 1948 with both specificity and poetry.
August 29, 2005
Great, grand piece of modern noir, with a unique twist that rethinks the genre even as it honors its finest elements. Great performances all around.
August 15, 2002
A fluid, persuasive piece of movie-making graced with the considerable visual sophistication.
