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Overall Rating
  Awesome: 8.33%
Worth A Look: 54.17%
Just Average: 25%
Pretty Crappy: 10.42%
Sucks: 2.08%
3 reviews, 30 user ratings
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| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
by Ophelia13
"Pretty damn cool."
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"The truth is in the eye of the beholder." Whether your eyes say this is a brilliant piece of work or not depends on if you are watching it from a standpoint of the book. The book is longer, more drawn out, and rambles pointlessly in spots, but the movie misses a few details and cut the time short.I'll admit it. I was one of those ignorant people who saw the film before reading the book, and I've just recently read the book. I liked this movie. Alot. I think that the cinematography and acting was nothing short of fantastic.
Kevin Spacey's portrayal of the enigmatic antiques dealer, Jim Williams, at first struck me as being out of place, but then I realized that a great actor can do anything. John Cusack is not a great actor. His presence in the movie was barely noted...of course, since the character didn't really exist in the book I suppose I shouldn't complain.
The frenzied randomness found in the book is upheld. The movie is kept intact by what seems to be a tighter time frame and narrower plot. It should be. The way the characters interact, become more than just Savannahians, brings you closer to realizing the truth. The ending- while more confusing than in the book, leaves a mistifying patina in your mind, making you wonder if that really is the way it was.
The real surprise here, for me, was the directing. Before I sat down I held no high expectations for the work of Clint Eastwood. This is because his acting performances, all that I have seen, barely hit the average mark. However, I was greatly impressed to see that yes, he can direct. Maybe he should stick to that.
It all seems too eccetric to be real, and yet some aspects of it are, the Mercer House does exist, and while the beautiful images lull you into a sense of peace, a real crime was committed. I know what I believe to be the truth. If you watch this, so should you.If this movie doesn't make you want to go to Georgia, or meet the people involved, or even read the book- "Two tears in a bucket; motherfuck it."
link directly to this review at https://www.hollywoodbitchslap.com/review.php?movie=463&reviewer=130
originally posted: 07/23/99 02:20:16
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USA
21-Nov-1997 (R)
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