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A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Nov 21, 1997
6.4 / 10
2h 35m
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Genre	Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Language	English
Production	Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Silver Pictures
Keywords	voodoo, drag queen, savannah georgia
Budget	$35,000,000
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

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2/10: A Fistful of Dahlias, or No Stereotype Left Unturned
Friday, April 29, 2005

You know, although I love the Lady Chablis a very great deal (when I'm not busy hating her for wearing tailored skirt suits so much better than I do), you know something is dreadfully wrong with a movie when it has Kevin Spacey and Jude Law in the cast, and Chablis is the one whose performance everybody remembers.It is impossible to pour enough vitriol on the "acting" of John Cusack in the ostensible lead, although others have given it a brave try. His character is alleged to be from New York, but talks nothing like a New Yorker, and worse, is bemused by everything. (This does make it convenient for Cusack, who thus has to wear only one facial expression for most of the movie.) He is first bemused by a man walking an invisible dog -- when in the streets of his character's alleged hometown, people hold conversations with entire invisible people daily -- by the guy in...

8/10: Midnight through the gilded glass slowly
Monday, January 4, 1999

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' hands one a magnifying glass, a mirror, and a chair by a sun soaked window while we read a published diary. After finishing the second trip into that Savannah party I realized why John Berendt's story brought me back. John Kelso knew more about those amenities that surrounded him in the form of Faberge eggs, polite party kisses and mysterious covered up landscapes. Some have said that the film length was a negative not to be overcome. On the contrary it seemed almost a necessity like those long lazy warmth soaked southern nights listening to the slowness of Spanish moss the two and a half hours seemed relaxing and intriguing. Some things take time to soak in, like a stab in slow motion, the deception of Jim Williams set fades in and out in pools of gossiping chatter and thirstless drinkers. With a cast of smooth talking, cigarette toting originals, from...

7/10: Loved Spacey...Too Much Filler
Friday, October 14, 2016

I think Eastwood did a good directing job, but should have left about 25% on the cutting room floor. It's a good story, with Cusack being the eyewitness to Spacey's millionaire eccentricities. Spacey is one of the most threatening figures in all of acting. Cusack's character is merely a vehicle for the story. Part of the problem for me is the supernatural stuff. The story could have stood on its own without all that voodoo stuff. Also, the character of Chablis, while entertaining at times, gets really tiresome. His/Her appearance in the courtroom is a big disappointment. This person is there for comic relief but really doesn't advance the plot, other than to show us how open minded Cusack's character is. Shorten this film by a half hour and she the superfluities, and it becomes taut and gripping. I did enjoy the defense attorney with his "aw shucks" mentality (Who's Hobbes?), but without...

10/10: Another lesson in movie making by Clint
Wednesday, March 23, 2005

A stylish and haunting film-noir thriller, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" is another lesson in peerless film-making by Clint Eastwood. John Cusack makes one of his most positive performances and skips the usual charming giddiness he is famed for. The storyline never ceases to surprise you and neither do the characters. Spacey's Jim Williams is one of the most fascinating villains ever and Spacey again delivers a perfect performance. More solid work comes from Allison Eastwood, Jude Law and Lady Chablis, the humorous treat of the film.The most mystic and chilling scene is in the middle of the film, when Williams and Kelso visit Minerva, the scene which gives the movie its name. The climax is also incredibly well written and directed, one of the most suspenseful ever. A bravura work from a man who has long since learned how to make perfect film noirs. A highly enjoyable and recommendable movie.10/10

1/10: This film is a dog's dinner of a mess
Tuesday, September 6, 2005

It is dull and plodding. The characters are given too much time on the screen with little or no effect in developing the narrative which itself is clunky and lacking in suspense. I can see that Clint Eastwood meant well but it is a half-baked affair. I felt that I was watching a first cut rather than the great film everyone has been talking about. Event he acting , from so called established talents, seem like the are there only for the food, drink and the ambiance of the setting, which only partially comes to the fore, and sadly, becomes the only thing that one remembers about this terrible attempt as at movie. I am a big fan of Clint Eastwood but this a monumental failure and I believe all those concerned would have disowned it if it wasn't for their friendship and loyalty to the director