The films aren’t overly similar in style, but they do fall within the same genre - and even subgenres - of crime, mystery, and suspense. What’s more is that Devil in a Blue Dress released in theaters just one week after it’s most prominent competitor: Se7en (1995). Unfortunately for Franklin and his crew, 1995 in film was saturated with franchise installments like GoldenEye (1995), an entry in the James Bond film series, along with Batman Forever (1995) by Joel Schumacher and the aforementioned Die Hard With a Vengeance. Thrillers and suspense films don’t usually perform as well as action/adventure, comedies, or dramas, but they’re still ahead of genres such as horror and westerns when it comes to average worldwide gross. Again: Devil in a Blue Dress only accrued $22 million, total. Related: 6 Directors Who Frequently Cast Denzel Washington Initial Response From CriticsĪt the end of the echelon was Jumanji (1995) in tenth place, and it still made just under $263 million at the worldwide box office.
It all blended perfectly into a neo-noir spectacle for the cinematic ages that should have resonated with audiences as fondly as it did with critics.
Plus, after the audience waited over half an hour to meet the titular character, great suspense was built when Jennifer Beals has a minute-long voice-over as shots of Easy traveling to her location flash across the screen.Īn adaptation of a 1990 novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, the film had an almost alarming air of allurement from the start - its music, the darkened color palettes, the soft and subtle camerawork. Hearing her speak before the audience had a face to match the voice just added to the character’s mystique. A minute of film time later, Easy entered her room and she finally appeared on the screen. Just after the thirty-five-minute mark, Daphne called Easy through his landline and instructed him to meet her in private.
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