Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

You know, it shouldn't surprise me that Clint Eastwood knows how to make a great film....he's been directing them since 1971 which is something I hadn't realised till I took the time to look it up. So, by the time it came to directing this John Lee Hancock adaptation of the Joe Berendt novel he already had 25 plus years in the chair under his belt and man oh man does it show. MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF EVIL is one of those deceivingly simple films that manages to hide behind it's complexities. Chances are you already know this though, very few people of the movie addict ilk have not seen this modern gem so I'll simply state it is well worth a second or third look. John Cusack and Kevin Spacey are stunningly wonderful here, then again, when aren't they and Jude Law, though only seen briefly, brings his special "charms" to the mix with terrific results. Still, as much is this is the story of a writer and ultimately a murderer it is also the story of a place, said place being Savannah, Georgia which, or so I'm told, is presented in a very realistic fashion here down to it's gentile facade and it's supposedly seedy underbelly. Perfect film for almost any mood and again I say well in need of another viewing.