Roman J. Israel, Esq., Is a Formula Movie With a Doozy of a Twist
This review originally ran during TIFF. In the ethical drama Roman J. Israel, Esq., Denzel Washington plays an activist lawyer on the spectrum (Washington used the now-unfashionable word Aspergers at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere), and the film has been shaped around his characters every stammer and awkward, dissociative glance. Theres no one else