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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Recommended3/4 · Good. I would recommend it, with the caveats in the review.
A drama about a slightly autistic self-righteous liberal attorney who gets screwed over until he breaks the law. The movie's point is that people with the best intentions become corrupted when they step out of their safe ideological bubble into the real world.
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- Luis Fominaya
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What it's about
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
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