Easy's Waltz
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| Directed by | Nic Pizzolatto |
| Written by | Nic Pizzolatto |
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| Cinematography | Nigel Bluck |
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| Music by | Keefus Ciancia |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Easy's Waltz is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Nic Pizzolatto in his feature film directorial debut.[1] The film stars Vince Vaughn and Al Pacino.[2][3]
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation, on September 11, 2025[4][5] and is currently looking for distribution.[1]
Premise
A down-on-his-luck Las Vegas crooner is offered a shot at the big time.
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as Easy
- Al Pacino as Mickey Albano
- Kate Mara as Lucy
- Simon Rex as Sam
- Shania Twain
- Cobie Smulders
- Mary Steenburgen
- Timothy Simons
- Fred Melamed
- Sophia Ali
- Shane Gillis
- El Hefe
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2025.[5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]
For Deadline, critic Pete Hammond writes that the script feels "plucked straight out of the 1970s, maybe even the '50s" but that the film is "richly entertaining."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hammond, Pete (September 12, 2025). "'Easy's Waltz' Review: Lounge Singer Vince Vaughn Catches A Break From Al Pacino In Fine Old-School Vegas Movie – Toronto Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (February 24, 2023). "Nic Pizzolatto Sets Directing Debut With 'Easy's Waltz'; Vince Vaughn, Michelle Monaghan, Al Pacino & Simon Rex To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Mike (September 6, 2025). "Al Pacino says Easy's Waltz costar Vince Vaughn could be 'a Vegas headliner': See an exclusive first look". EW.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Easy's Waltz". TIFF. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "Easy's Waltz". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ "Easy's Waltz". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
External links
- Easy's Waltz at IMDb