Ghosts of Mississippi

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Ed B. @EdLee Jan 17 Good courtroom drama about the 1963 murder of civil right activist, Medgar Evers . James Woods as defendant gives a stand out performance in film. See more JL H @HNJAL Jan 6 This is an excellent movie ... A movie which covers a tragic incident from the relatively recent past that must remain current in the awareness of the population. See more Blu B Nov 20 It's not bad. It reminds me of a lot of the subject matters that movies like Mississippi Burning & A Time to Kill did significantly better. I agree this is an important story to be told and a great one but it just loses steam the more it goes. Acting is solid, good cinematography, production value, and it makes perfect sense the entire way. Woods is great as the bad guy and everyone is giving Oscar worthy effort. I think my biggest problem is there isn't much emotion in this from everyone. It's pretty stoic and there isn't much in the way of compelling supporting characters outside of Woods. Dialouge is fine. Reiner's direction isn't bad here. Some scenes are stronger than others here. Everything else is half decent. I think the biggest blow here is how repetitive this gets and second is it gets a little muddled at times. We already know he did it right from the opening scene. We don't really explore the psyche and when we go looking for evidence and witnesses we already know the he did it. So there isn't much suspense. It still works well enough though but it's ironically really during the courtroom trial that it loses me. Because in the best courtroom dramas we end up learning something new or the trial plays out as new twists and turns happen outside during the runtime. This doesn't do that. It just spends the next 35 minutes summarizing everything we just saw. The witnesses we talked to say what we heard before again, Whoopi ends up repeating what we saw at the open again, the opening and closing statements summarize everything up to that point again, nothing new is learned. And it just loses my interest. Another point is the romance with his new wife feels like it doesn't add much and the investigation at points feels like it doesn't flow as smooth at certain points. The next witness, finding the gun, the romance, the bomb threat, sometimes it just feels like it could all flow a bit better. To it's credit we stay focused on baldwin the entire way. In conclusion it feels like a well done made for TV movie at the end of the day because it just lacks in a few key areas. This should've been better given this is the guy who made a Few Good Men only a handful of years earlier. But if your a big fan of any actors here, Reiner, or want to learn about the subject matter which this does do a good job at it might be worth to check this out. But most could skip this for better more tense courtroom dramas. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 29 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Hugh L 01/20/2025 I understand (but do not share) some of the criticisms of this film. The film was a remarkable achievement, considering the time at which it was created. Yes, there is a bit of what we minorities call "The White Savior" syndrome. However, the film seems to be very true to the actual historical events. It is also powerfully acted and directed, and the desire of the cast and crew to do honor to the story seems apparent, to me at least. There are many, many powerful and moving scenes. Personally, when Alec Baldwin says the line " We never get right for the wrong we done" I am very moved. I think Rob Reiner gets an "A for Effort", as does most of the cast. James Woods is entirely beleivable as a sociopath..... the role he was made to play. See more Lance U @AquaQuick66 12/12/2023 Unfortunately the filmmakers behind ‘GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI' didn't feel that this very fascinating, very heartbreaking, very powerful & very true story deserved a very good movie. Such a wasted opportunity. C- See more Read all reviews

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