In the Electric Mist

MPAA Rating:

for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Moral Rating:

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Moviemaking Quality:

Primary Audience:

Adults

Genre:

Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Adaptation

Length:

1 hr. 42. min.

Year of Release:

2009

USA Release:

February 20, 2009
DVD: March 3, 2009

Relevant Issues

Sin and the Bible

About murder in the Bible

Featuring:	Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Ned Beatty, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Justina Machado, James Gammon, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Levon Helm, Buddy Guy, Julio Cedillo, Alana Locke, Randy Austin, Sandra Leigh Babineaux, Samantha Beaulieu, Cindy Blanchard, Walter Breaux, Steve Broussard, Zach Broussard, Herman Brown, Andrea Frankle, Adella Gauthier, Danny Grisaffe, Gary Grubbs, Greg Guirard, Rio Hackford, Louis Herthum, Bernard Hocke, Richard Jones, Richard Landry, Robert Leblanc, Damon Lipari, Tony Molina Jr., Ritchie Montgomery, Matt Naquin, Chukwuma Onwuchekwa, Ryan Rilette, John Sayles, Katie Tull, Dennis Paul Williams, Mark A. Williams, Nathan Williams, John Wilmot
Director:	Bertrand Tavernier
Producer:	Ithaca Pictures, Little Bear, TF1 International, Deborah Dobson Bach, Clelio Boccato, Frédéric Bourboulon, Michael Fitzgerald, Penelope Glass, Gulnara Sarsenova
Distributor:	Image Entertainment

“No one can escape the sins of the past.”

Producer’s Synopsis: “Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.

While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the dark, sultry world of New Orleans mobster ‘Baby Feet’ Balboni (John Goodman). Layers of corruption and long-dead secrets reawaken grudges and a lethal alliance A tangled web of killings, past and present, converges in a shocking showdown with stakes that become deeply personal to Robicheaux and his family. Featuring music from five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Buddy Guy, this film takes you deep into Cajun country's hidden worlds. *Best Supporting Actor: ‘The Fugitive,’ 1993”

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Positive

Positive - This was a good movie, seeing as how I am from Louisiana, and they did a good job with the characters and moral of the state. The film kept getting better and was very interesting, with many good characters and a good plot. Loved It! Tommy Lee was excellent in my opinion.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 3
—Janice, age 32 (USA)

Negative

Negative - Just not a good movie overall. Tommy Lee Jones' performance was terrible. It was like he wasn't interested and was just doing a film as a favor for someone. The plot, if you want to call it that, was very hard to follow, I guess because it kept bouncing all over. There was a lot of language. Several uses of the “F” word. The “N” word was also used a few times, and seemed to be justified by these people being “backwoods” from New Orleans and just don't know any better. Don't waste your money/time.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2
—Kevin, age 42 (USA)