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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

Clint Eastwood

John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jude Law, Jack Thompson ...

6.8

17,000

Thriller. Mystery. Drama Bringing John Berendts international best-selling novel, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, to the screen must have been a challenge. The book is essentially an anecdotal travelogue of the fascinating city of Savannah, Georgia. The filmmakers decided to add a character, John Kelso (well played by John Cusack), a writer from New York, whos meant to represent Berendts point of view. They also put most of the focus of the narrative ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Performances are mostly aces (...) Visually and aurally, the film is a delight"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Eastwood's film is a determined attempt to be faithful to the book's spirit, but something ineffable is lost just by turning on the camera: Nothing we see can be as amazing as what we've imagined (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"The ambiguous nature of justice is intelligently handled and the outcome of the court verdict does keep you on tenterhooks. However (...) less indulgence may well have worked wonders (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Eastwood brings on the gracious settings and colorful eccentrics that have given John Berendt's book its phenomenal staying power."	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"While the movie doesn't succeed in effectively developing all of the subplots and secondary themes in its complex tapestry, its main point (...) is presented in a striking fashion. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Like the South, the movie is sumptuous and somnolent (...) A stylish and scenic failure"	NEG
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"Elegantly directed and beautifully performed, Eastwood's film of John Berendt's non-fiction best-seller is a warm, witty, consistently intriguing character study."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"By the time 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' is over, it may send more than a few viewers scurrying off to the bookstore. They’ll surely want to see what all the fuss was about."	NEU

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