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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 35m
  • 56

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Producer:

Arnold Stiefel

Writer:

John Berendt, John Lee Hancock

Release Date:

Nov 20, 1997

Runtime:

2hr 35m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • John Cusack
  • Kevin Spacey
  • Jack Thompson
  • Irma P. Hall
  • Jude Law
  • Alison Eastwood
  • Paul Hipp
  • Lady Chablis
  • Dorothy Loudon
  • Anne Haney

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Metacritic

56
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Based on 23 Critics
6.6

USER SCORE (30)

Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Reviews
50

The film is consummately professional but phlegmatic, a slow fizzle.

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Metacritic review by Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
L.A. Weekly
40

Listless, disjointed and disconnected, this meandering two-hour, 32-minute exercise in futility will fascinate no one who doesn't have a blood relation among the cast or crew.

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Metacritic review by Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
60

Like the South, the movie is sumptuous and somnolent.

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Metacritic review by Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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