Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Devoid of any of the charm that made the book stand out, Midnight's pace is unfocused and lethargic, challenging even the most attentive viewers. Eastwood's direction might be pedestrian and uninspired, but isn't solely to blame: the screenplay opts to focus on the insanely boring and passive main character, saddling him with a hollow love interest (which apparently no Hollywood movie can do without) while mostly ignoring the secondary characters that really were the soul of the story.

Unfortunately, this is a story of Southern idiosyncrasies, guaranteed to dull your mind clean off.

Great book. Not so great movie.

Smart high-class direction and script. One of Eastwood's best movies.

An entertaining murder mystery that does justice to a beautiful city.

Meh! Too long for it's own good. It's got a nice story though.

What a gem! I only discovered this movie 12 months ago and am so glad I did! A great little crime thriller that keeps you interested the whole way through.