Review of In the Electric Mist (2009) by Sgt. C — 29 Apr 2015
(40%).
An off-kilter modern-day film noir that fails to hit the target despite the brilliant Tommy Lee Jones in the driving seat, good supporting cast, and decent production values.What is most frustrating about this miss-step though is the fact it takes its inspiration from all those great crime thrillers of the post war years, yet instead of taking a fresh spin on them it copies the lesser qualities with a slacker pacing that negatively effected certain films of that era without a great deal of the better elements. When even Lee Jones struggles to spark much interest in what is going on you just know things aren't quite right here. This though isn't a bad film it just really needed more guts and quality on the page.
This review of In the Electric Mist (2009) was written by Sgt. C on 29 Apr 2015.
In the Electric Mist has generally received mixed reviews.
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