Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 123movies

Watch: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 123movies, Full Movie Online – This panoramic tale of Savannah, Georgia’s eccentricities focuses on a murder and the subsequent trial of James Arthur Williams (Kevin Spacey): self made man, art collector, antiques dealer, bon vivant, and semi-closeted homosexual. John Kelso (John Cusack) a magazine reporter, finds himself in Savannah amidst the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature on one of William’s famous Christmas parties. He is intrigued by Williams from the start, but his curiosity is piqued when he meets Jim’s violent, young and sexy lover, Billy Hanson (Jude Law). Later that night, Billy is dead, and Kelso stays on to cover the murder trial. Along the way, he encounters the irrepressible Chablis Deveau (Lady Chablis), a drag queen commedienne, Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson), lawyer to Williams, whose famous dog, Uga, is the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs, an odd man who keeps flies attached to mini leashes on his lapels and threatens daily to poison the water supply, the Married Ladies Card Club, and Minerva (Irma P. Hall), a spiritualist. Between being Jim’s buddy, cuddling up to a torch singer, meeting every eccentric in Savannah, participating in midnight graveyard rituals, and helping solve the mysteries surrounding Billy’s murder, Kelso has his hands full..
Plot: A visiting city reporter’s assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.
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Ratings:

	6.6/10 Votes: 39,567
	51% | RottenTomatoes
	57/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 467 Popularity: 8.633 | TMDB

Reviews:

Kind of disappointed…
If you have read Berendt’s novel before seeing this film, you may be disappointed. It is extremely difficult to portray the book’s most intricate and interesting characters in a mere two hours, and it definitely shows in Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

One of Eastwood’s foibles were casting his daughter as fiancee to Joe Odom (a great character in the book). A romance between her the fictitious writer Kelso (John Cusack) is a ridiculous addition to the film. What would have been best was to have Berendt play himself in the movie, despite the fact that Cusack does a good job with Kelso. The best part of the novel is the sexual tension between the gay Berendt and the murderous antiques dealer, Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) and it is missed from the film.

Also, there is Lady Chablis overkill. Lady Chablis was merely a supporting character in the book. To inflate her role in this way merely because she was playing herself is pure foolishness and vanity. It is sad that the real sexual relationships in the book are overshadowed by silly comic relief from the drag queen Chablis. It just goes to show how uncomfortable Hollywood is with serious gay characters and how funny cross-dressers are the only accepted queer roles.

Good points about the film? Kevin Spacey, as usual, puts his all into his role as Jim Williams and the Savannah cinematography is superb. Other than that, the film tends to drag and the performances and the ending are not particularly interesting. Do yourself a favor and rent the movie before you read the book. Or even better, (unless you’re a big Spacey or Cusack fan) just read Berendt’s charming piece of nonfiction.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 35 min (155 min)
Budget 35000000
Revenue 25105255
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director Clint Eastwood
Writer John Berendt, John Lee Hancock
Actors John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jack Thompson
Country United States
Awards 1 win & 4 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color) (prints)
Film Length 4,265 m (Finland)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm