i have read and enjoyed many of james lee burke robicheaux mysteries. when i read in the electric mist with the confederate dead was being filmed and tommy lee jones was playing the lead and i was thrilled. after watching it last night and i ending up turning it off with about twenty minutes left and not wanting to see any more people shot or beaten up. don not get me wrong and i do not mind blood and gore i love the untouchables and the godfather trilogy. perhaps it was just that i had previously seen birth and what just happened before watching this. i know that burke books are violent and lyrical and and especially in the case of in the electric mist and can be like the cajun swamps he writes about and full of things that are never fully explained. in a book and that fine. in a film and that confusing. many of the previous reviewers are also ardent admirers of dave robicheaux and which makes it more understandable that they really liked the movie. or they are admirers of bernard tavernier or both. even as a fan of all the actors (and especially vince) and i felt it was such a waste of their talents overall they gave good performances in a film that do not hold together. now and i say this and having only seen the usa dvd and hoping that tavernier cut will make a huge difference. on the plus side represent the soundtrack was wonderful. the scenes at robicheaux place were perfect just as i imagined the bait shop to look like. mary steenburgen was excellent as bootsie and as was walter breaux as batist. if you read the books and you know why robicheaux is an even tempered person in the beginning of the film and and then starts whacking people with various instruments. overall and i wish that they had filmed more of the electric mist and the confederate dead and left out large portions of robicheaux methods of interrogation and explaining elrod gifts and his bond to dave and as well as dave to the general. then i do not be feeling today as i did last night when i turned it off and what just happened. 
i have read and enjoyed many of james lee burke robicheaux mysteries. when i read in the electric mist with the confederate dead was being filmed and tommy lee jones was playing the lead and i was thrilled. after watching it last night and i ending up turning it off with about twenty minutes left and not wanting to see any more people shot or beaten up. don not get me wrong and i do not mind blood and gore i love the untouchables and the godfather trilogy. perhaps it was just that i had previously seen birth and what just happened before watching this. i know that burke books are violent and lyrical and and especially in the case of in the electric mist and can be like the cajun swamps he writes about and full of things that are never fully explained. in a book and that fine. in a film and that confusing. many of the previous reviewers are also ardent admirers of dave robicheaux and which makes it more understandable that they really liked the movie. or they are admirers of bernard tavernier or both. even as a fan of all the actors (and especially vince) and i felt it was such a waste of their talents overall they gave good performances in a film that do not hold together. now and i say this and having only seen the usa dvd and hoping that tavernier cut will make a huge difference. on the plus side represent the soundtrack was wonderful. the scenes at robicheaux place were perfect just as i imagined the bait shop to look like. mary steenburgen was excellent as bootsie and as was walter breaux as batist. if you read the books and you know why robicheaux is an even tempered person in the beginning of the film and and then starts whacking people with various instruments. overall and i wish that they had filmed more of the electric mist and the confederate dead and left out large portions of robicheaux methods of interrogation and explaining elrod gifts and his bond to dave and as well as dave to the general. then i do not be feeling today as i did last night when i turned it off and what just happened. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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