Nic Pizzolatto, best known for creating True Detective, brings his moody sensibilities to the big screen with Easy’s Waltz. Vince Vaughn stars as Easy, a washed up Vegas crooner scraping for one last shot at relevance. Al Pacino plays his slippery mentor, Mickey, while Kate Mara and Simon Rex circle the story with charm and menace.
Pizzolatto crafts the film as a blend of character study and showbiz satire, steeped in smoky lounges and neon drenched nights. Vaughn leans into Easy’s desperation, finding both humor and pathos in his stumble toward redemption. Pacino relishes his role, chewing scenery with gleeful abandon. Easy’s Waltz is shaggy and soulful, as uneven as its protagonist, but brimming with personality. It’s a love letter to second chances and the strange beauty of failure.
Easy’s Waltz is playing at TIFF ’25. For more information, click here.
