In the Electric Mist (2009)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 117 minuten / 102 minuten (Amerikaanse dvd)
Country:
United States / France
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Peter Sarsgaard and Mary Steenburgen
IMDb score:
6,1 (21.253)
Releasedate: 15 April 2009
In the Electric Mist plot
"NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST"
Detective Dave Robicheaux investigates the murder of a hooker. He suspects mob boss Julie - Baby Feet - Balboni behind this gory crime but has no proof yet. When a film crew lands in Louisiana, he discovers that the new film is being produced with the support of mob boss Baby Feet. Hollywood star Elrod Sykes stars in this Civil War movie. When Elrod Sykes is stopped by Detective Robicheaux for drink-driving, he starts to get loose. He's babbling about a body he's found. This murder took place 35 years ago and Detective Robicheaux can still remember it well.
Actors and actresses
Dave Robicheaux
Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Elrod Sykes
Bootsie Robicheaux
Kelly Drummond
Rosie Gomez
Twinky LeMoyne
Ben Hebert
Lou Girard
General John Bell Hood
Reviews & comments
Lovelyboy
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- 4214 messages
- 3165 votes
Blurry film that never really becomes a thriller, at most a mystery-like thing. Atmosphere and music completely pass me by, and throughout the film I wonder: am I really going to watch this. Of course it has its nice moment, like the nature shots, and a few atmospheric moments, but running a film only on that grim head of TLJ is not enough. There must be more cachet. And then that annoying Peter Sarsgaard who adds nothing...
Well, it wasn't all that great.
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Roger Thornhill
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- 6277 messages
- 2588 votes
Tommy Lee Jones, the swamps, a secret from the past, the brooding atmosphere of the American South, anyone with something to hide, an interesting lineup of supporting actors including Levon Helm, mysterious "impossible" appearances, what could this still go wrong? Unfortunately, it's just not all that – just not atmospheric enough, just not exciting enough, just not intriguing enough, just not colorful enough, just not pointed enough, just not enough flesh for the long run, and the Confederates[/ spoiler] add just too little to the story, so that the film (at least for me) promises a lot, but even after several viewings it barely sticks.
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Cold case film that benefits from the solid acting of Jones and Goodman. Even in his American foray, director Bertrand Tavernier does not manage to rise above the average.
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