In the Electric Mist (2008)

 

The Plot: Detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) finds himself swimming in a murky swamp of corruption, deception and lies when he probes the connection between a rash of brutal murders involving prostitutes and a notorious New Orleans mobster (John Goodman) — and discovers secrets that were better left untold. With Robicheaux’s family, and his life, in deep shit, can he stem the rising tide of blood and bring justice back to the bayou?

 

The music The opening music was a mix between an eerie film score and southern country. It strangely had a nice feel to it. The rest of the movie has a lot of dialog, so there is little to no music during those scenes. Some standard mystery soundtrack music is played blending the scenes together throughout the film, as well as a handful of zydeco/blues songs.

 

The cinematography was standard for the most part, but there were some good shots that I did enjoy. Some of the panning shots focusing and revolving around the characters did draw me in. Other then that it was decent quality and didn’t look like low budget bullshit just in case you were wondering.

 

The acting was solid. Tommy Lee has once again settled into his default role as the cop, and I can’t say I’m tired of it just yet. He’s so convincing and there is something about his speech that I love. Goodman was descent; he had moments that were really well played. I was surprised at how many other great actors were in this movie as well, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, and Ned Beatty to name a few.

 

Overall the movie had its moments but never really held onto them for long. The LSD dream visions of dead confederate soldiers didn’t really fit in to good with the overall feel. I think I liked the Alex Baldwin portrayal of Dave Robicheaux from the movie Heavens Prisoners a little better then the Tommy Lee Jones version. I also found the ending to be kind of abrupt and cheesy in the very last scene. In the end this movie is a mystery that never really gives you a chance to guess the clues on your own.

 

2 ½ Out of 5 Crom’s