Review - Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil

"Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" is a character drama based on the novel of the same title by John Berendt.
When New York reporter John Kelso travels to Savannah, Georgia, he meets up with an eclectic and varied group...including the celebrity transvestite The Lady Chablis, fetching Mandy Nichols, the eerie voodoo priestess Minerva, and local millionaire James Williams. Williams is involved in a questionable relationship with Billy Carl Hanson...and when Billy Carl turns up dead, James is the prime suspect. But in Savannah...nothing is what it appears to be...and truth, like art, is in the eye of the beholder.
Clint Eastwood directed this hidden gem of a movie...and his touches show throughout. Most notably in his choices of music, and the soundtrack to this movie is a must-have. The actors turn in both memorable and enthralling performances, and the story (which is based on actual events) keeps a good balance of dramatic elements and a few light-hearted comic moments. Some of the cast of the movie were actual people mentioned in the novel (The Lady Chablis plays "herself", and the judge is played by Jim Williams real-life lawyer, Sonny Seiler).
All in all, a movie that does not disappoint from beginning to end...and a true under-rated classic. "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" is a destination you can't wait to return to.
Starring - John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Alison Eastwood, Jude Law, and Irma P. Hall. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
Time - 2 hours, 35 minutes. Rated - R (Brief violence, language, adult situations)