Tommy Lee Jones portrays a hard-edged detective working in Louisiana who struggles to avoid alcohol while looking into the death of a young woman involved in prostitution, alongside an unresolved murder from the 1960s involving a black man found in the swamp. John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen and Ned Beatty have supporting parts. Adapted from the 1993 book, “In the Electric Mist” (2009) is a detective drama/thriller that evokes Southern Gothic sensibilities. It’s comparable to "U.S. Marshals," but relocated to the Deep South, similar in tone to films like "No Mercy," "Cape Fear" or “The General’s Daughter.” The film omits certain elements from the source material, requiring viewers to assemble their own understanding of events; I appreciated the atmosphere of the bayou, although some of the actors in smaller roles seemed unprepared for their performances. The movie has a running time of 1 hour, 57 minutes and was filmed in New Iberia, Louisiana, which is situated 15 miles southeast of Lafayette and 130 miles west of New Orleans. Filming also took place in surrounding areas like Catahoula, Albania Plantation near Jeanerette, St. Martinville, and Charenton. GRADE: B-

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