Synopsis
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.
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Cast
- John CusackJohn Kelso
- Kevin SpaceyJames Williams
- Jude LawBilly Carl Hanson
- Alison EastwoodMandy Nichols
- Jack ThompsonSonny Seiler
- Irma P. HallMinerva
- Paul HippJoe Odom
- Lady ChablisChablis Deveau
- Dorothy LoudonSerena Dawes
- Anne HaneyMargaret Williams
Recommendations
- 89
Austin Chronicle
A wholly original creation, crossed with shadows and light and the everyday madness of Savannah and its remarkable citizens. - 80
Chicago Reader
Eastwood essentially uses the Lady Chablis the same way he did a few extended Charlie Parker solos in Bird--as unbridled, inventive improvisations that challenge the well-rehearsed "head" arrangements of everyone else. - 80
The New Republic
Two aspects stand out. Clint Eastwood is not the first person we might think of to direct a film of leisurely pace, concerned with ghosts and a transvestite...Then there's Kevin Spacey, who grows before our eyes. [29 December 1997, p. 28] - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Clint Eastwood's film is a determined attempt to be faithful to the book's spirit, but something ineffable is lost just by turning on the camera: Nothing we see can be as amazing as what we've imagined. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A sputtering marathon of a movie. It starts, it stops, it sprints, it stumbles, occasionally following a straight narrative line, frequently darting off on colourful if pointless tangents, often commanding our attention yet never sparking our imagination. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
This is a movie that is wonderful on the peripherals. - 50
Newsweek
The fans who have kept John Berendt's nonfiction tale on the best-seller list for more than three years may come away feeling they've seen "Perry Mason" on Valium. [1 December 1997, p.87] - 50
Salon
A dragging, rhythmless piece of work.
