Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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57 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: John Cusack, Kevin Spacey
  • Summary: A scandalous murder trial lays bare the secrets and pretensions the genteel townfolk of Savannah, GA, hold dear. (Warner Bros.)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    89
    A wholly original creation, crossed with shadows and light and the everyday madness of Savannah and its remarkable citizens.
  2. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Stanley Kauffmann
    80
    Two aspects stand out. Clint Eastwood is not the first person we might think of to direct a film of leisurely pace, concerned with ghosts and a transvestite...Then there's Kevin Spacey, who grows before our eyes. [29 December 1997, p. 28]
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    60
    Yet for all the film's hard work at capturing Savannah's spirit, there is seldom enough context to make these characters seem anything but adorably whimsical to excess.
  4. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    20
    It is likely to disappoint the book's acolytes and tax the patience of newcomers. [1 December 1997, p.84]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. JYT
    8
    That was a very enjoyable court drama movie. Clint Eastwood did very well there. I watched it half way through reading the book. It shows how life mixes facts and spiritual beliefs. The movie is not action packed obviously so for people with pattention issues, this is not for you: you have to listen, you have to concentrate to read between the lines, you have to follow the path. It requires a worthy effort to keep track of the event which is required for movies like "Once upon a time in America", "Once upon a time in the West", "The good, the bad and the ugly" and not necessary for most of the most recent movies.… Expand
  2. Robbo60
    8
    The atmosphere is wonderful. John Cusack's usual well-nuanced style fit right in, ironically, as the outsider looking in. The problem is the length of the film; even though there were so many true-life characters (some playing themselves), you have to cut something. And, a little Chablis goes a long way. Eastwood's daughter could have been much worse.… Expand
  3. [Anonumous]
    7
    A + for Spacey's charactar & nice texture and local flavour in the film.

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