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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
**½
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Don Cheadle

A jobless black man becomes an amateur detective when he agrees to track down a mysterious femme fatale in 1940's L.A. The prerequisite film noir intrique, atmosphere and dialogue are there, but apart from the coloured protagonist this film has precious little new to offer. Based on Walter Mosley's pulp novel.