Review of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) by Alana W — 13 Dec 2012
Brilliant for allowing Billy Hanson to go un-dissected. A story told how it really was, as life really is, not how we wish it to fall logically into place. Far too much truth being told about these characters.
There is a bit of collision of perspective with John Kelso's outlook though. The book does not seem to read quite the same way, and Cusack's character seems to almost apologize to the audience at times for the quirks of the people around him.
It's almost as if the contrast is that Southerners are open about what other people deny individually, because Southerners use an instrument of mass denial that anything really counts...namely religion, because we are all 'forgiven' anyway.
It's a beautiful film.
This review of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) was written by Alana W on 13 Dec 2012.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has generally received positive reviews.
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