Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a 1997 drama that surrounds the murder of a troublesome young man in Savannah, Georgia. The movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, begins when New York journalist John Kelso (John Cusack) goes to Savannah to do a Town and Country article on a Christmas party held by high-society antique dealer, Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey). After the party, Williams kills his violent employee Billy Hanson (Jude Law), who is later revealed to also be his gay lover. Hanson states that he did it in a case of self-defense and Kelso makes the decision to stay in Savannah to cover the events of the trial as they unfold. Kelso then finds himself developing a romantic interest with a local lady named Mandy while rigorously tracking the events that led up to the killing in the case and witnessing the eventual verdict. The film was based on the adaption of the novel of the same name written by John Berendt.