He's more of an Anti-Hero (albeit a darker one) in the film and a Villain Protagonist in the book. Mouse also comes across as a funnier and a potentially better person in the film than he does in the book.Carter offers to do it in the film with little prompting. In the book Easy needs to twist Carter's arm to get him to help clear his name from the murders.Somewhat justified in that he's not as experienced as he is in later books. Adaptational Badass: Easy comes off as a bit more proactive and capable in the film compared to the book, where he comes off as more of a Pinball Protagonist at times, with many of the clues he finds being handed to him.Accidental Misnaming: A sign of Rawling's inexperience in private investigation is that he doesn't even get his target's name right.As untrustworthy as Albright is, Easy needs the money and agrees to do it, getting caught up in a disastrous web of lies and crime. Daphne's gone missing and Easy is paid quite well just for details on her location. Albright is looking for Daphne Monet ( Jennifer Beals), girlfriend of the mayoral candidate Todd Carter ( Terry Kinney).

Having just been laid off his job and struggling with mortgage payments, Easy's bartender friend, Joppy (Mel Winkler), points him to the shady DeWitt Albright ( Tom Sizemore), who's looking to find a woman. It stars Denzel Washington as Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins and Don Cheadle as Raymond 'Mouse' Alexander.Įasy Rawlins is a WWII vet trying his best to live the American Dream in 1948 Los Angeles. A 1995 Neo-Noir mystery thriller directed by Carl Franklin and adapted from the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, the first in his Easy Rawlins series.

Devil in a blue dress by walter mosley