Easy's Waltz

Easy's Waltz

Easy's Waltz is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Nic Pizzolatto in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Al Pacino.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation, on September 11, 2025 and is currently looking for distribution.

Premise

Easy's Waltz

A down-on-his-luck Las Vegas crooner is offered a shot at the big time.

Cast

Easy's Waltz

• 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

Easy's Waltz

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2025.

Reception

Easy's Waltz

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

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."