Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jack Thompson, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law

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

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  • jamilyn0276
    July 2, 2009
    jamilyn0276
    I saw Midnight In The Garden Of Good An Evil on one of the movie channels the other day, so I had to sit and watch it again.
    It's the story of a wealthy southern man, who kills his gay lover in self defense and then goes on trail. Besides being a long movie, I can find no flaws ...( read more)with it. It is a great story. The ending reminds me a little bit of the Ed Norton film,Primal Fear. Knowing what you know and learning how to deal with it.
    I do like Clint Eastwood, as a director. He seldom does wrong when he gets behind the camera. John Cusack is my all time favorite actor. He could be reading the phone book on film and I would watch it. I also really like Kevin Spacey. I think he is a brilliant talent. Both of them gave wonderful performances in this film. Allison Eastwood is very pretty and she gave a decent performance as Mandy. I can see why she decided to follow in her dad's footsteps.
    If you haven't seen Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil, I highly recommend it. Or even if you have seen it, it is worth watching again.
  • cartersimo
    July 26, 2007
    cartersimo
    actually saw the A & E documentary which lead me to watch the movie it was pretty good i'd recommend it
  • Beefy
    May 13, 2007
    Beefy
    Inexcusably boring for such a talented bunch of people.
  • purplemegan
    February 15, 2007
    purplemegan
    A good movie, but the book was so much better. I love Savannah, GA!
  • doboy1
    November 23, 2006
    doboy1
    A twisted tale
  • kmansell1
    November 23, 2009
    kmansell1
    this film is slow going and nothing too eleberate happens but you are strangely pulled into the place and the characters within the place. it's an odd little film that i think you have to watch to understand.
  • pantalla9
    November 6, 2009
    pantalla9
    Viéndola a poco más de diez años de distancia de haber sido dirigida, creo que Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), es una de las películas menores de Clint Eastwood. Una película menor, mas no fallida. Adaptación de la novela de John Berendt, el escenario del sur de l...( read more)os Estados Unidos, en específico el condado de Savannah, estado de Georgia, utiliza como trasfondo elementos muy comunes de este punto geográfico, como la brujería y el vudú. Aunque trastabillando un poco, Clint Eastwood sabe cómo combinarlos con una trama de juzgado y misterio, al más puro estilo de Agatha Christie.



    La única diferencia, y quizás un punto débil en la trama, es que la historia no es tan misteriosa como uno quisiera. Sabemos casi desde el principio quién es el culpable del crimen cometido, ocurrido (como es común en un relato de Christie) en la mansión de un hombre acaudalado, durante una fiesta en la que se ha congregado la clase alta y política del condado. Parece que este crimen no es más que un pretexto para contar una historia poblada de personajes excéntricos, marginales e inadaptados, así como un discurso sobre los prejuicios provincianos contra la homosexualidad. Algunos ocultan esa condición y otros la exhiben sin pudor, como ese personaje del transexual negro (Lady Chablis). Desconozco si este personaje realmente existe en la novela, ya que por lo menos en la película, no tiene otro propósito más que agregarle un poco de humor a la historia.
    Por eso, lo mejor de esta película, dirigida sin muchas pretensiones por Eastwood, además de la jazzística banda sonora y de que podemos comprobar lo bella que es su hija, Alison Eastwood, es el conjunto de estupendas actuaciones. Además de John Cusak, Kevin Spacey está impecable como siempre, en su personaje de refinado millonario y coleccionista, al igual que Jude Law, como su explosivo asistente.
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  • urdna
    October 27, 2009
    urdna
    Just a smart funny movie. Spacey and Cusack kick ass
  • doglover000000
    October 21, 2009
    doglover000000
    I agree with some other Flixster users. With a talented bunch in this fillm, including the director, i thought this film would be great. But like i've found out a few other times, Clint Eastwood produces slow and drawn out films that loses the interests of the audience.
    John Cu...( read more)sack and Kevin Spacey deliever brilliant performances and although the film was slow, the storyline was pretty interesting and not predictable.
    An ok film, if you can spare 2 and half hours.
  • gmowe
    October 20, 2009
    gmowe
    I like all the characters in this movie, especially Lady Chablis. Of course, Kevin Spacey was hot too.
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