
In this sort of film, supporting characters are very important. They have to be unforgettable and compliment the protagonist. For Easy Rawlins, Mouse Alexander, played by Don Cheadle, fits the job and does it very well. Dangerous. Violent. Funny. These all describe this character. When things are getting a bit too much for Easy to handle on his own, he puts in a call to Mouse in Texas. He steals every scene. I'll go as far as to say he steals scenes from Denzel too. Denzel, like I'm on a first name basis with the cat.... anyway to some the story doesn't match with the tone of a noir film, Mosley's stories always have a socio-political message within the car chases, the gun shots and sultry love sequences. In 2010, there's supposed to be another Easy "Ezekiel" Rawlins story hitting the big screen called Little Scarlett. Hopefully audiences will get to experience the underappreciated works of Walter Mosley.