Unusual Suspect: In the Electric Mist

It is really who you know not what you know that provides the biggest sparks in a person's life. Drive, determination, pride, quality, all are necessary but all can be and are completely overlooked too often. I go off on this tangent because i only found this movie researching a secondary character on "six feet under" and realized the actress was in a movie with Tommy Lee Jones. I look it up and become thoroughly intrigued by its rather vague description. Figuring there have only been a few times Tommy has screwed me, i give it a chance.


Here Tommy Lee Jones is Dave Robicheaux a detective in Louisiana who is investigating the death of a woman in a series of murders that all seem to have a connection to John Goodman, a budding hollywood producer with his claws thoroughly entrenched in the small town politics. His investigation takes him to some disturbing places as he is guided by confederate soldiers. 

Overall:
The entire movie is dripping with atmosphere as Jones beautifully narrates his progress and exploration of the unique characters that litter the landscape and progress the story. All this is done while injecting some sudden and intense action scenes creating a wonderful pacing structure akin to mixing a book reading with action scenes from "Taken". However its weaknesses lie in its strength's, the movie is a novel adaptation and where introducing characters and surreal concepts like the confederate soldiers and the six feet under character can add perspective, here it just serves to clog up the logic of the plot. 

Bottomline: 3.5; high, Rent it: The exploration of the characters and the atmosphere is wonderful but too bulky to be excellent. 
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