In the Electric Mist

[RKO]

While it is definitely not in the recommended
"Family Friendly" category, Electric Mist is entertaining indeed, if you like tales of the Louisiana South. After seeing Heaven's Prisoner premiere in Dallas 10 years ago, I have been waiting for a follow on. Alex Baldwin, Dave Robicheaux in the first movie of James Lee Burke's long-running saga, was somewhat miscast. Tommy Lee Jones is the perfect Robicheaux. His cajun accent is a little sparse,
but he really knows how to interrogate a bad guy, with the blunt end of a 1911. We saw this in Blu-ray, and enjoyed it greatly. It went straight from filming in rural South Louisiana to DVD. If you thought Tommy Lee Jone's sheriff portrayal in No Country for Old Men was a little limp, and past his prime, you will not see that portrayal in Electric Mist. Highly recommended!

RKO

 

[RKO]

While it is definitely not in the recommended
"Family Friendly" category, Electric Mist is entertaining indeed, if you like tales of the Louisiana South. After seeing Heaven's Prisoner premiere in Dallas 10 years ago, I have been waiting for a follow on. Alex Baldwin, Dave Robicheaux in the first movie of James Lee Burke's long-running saga, was somewhat miscast. Tommy Lee Jones is the perfect Robicheaux. His cajun accent is a little sparse,
but he really knows how to interrogate a bad guy, with the blunt end of a 1911. We saw this in Blu-ray, and enjoyed it greatly. It went straight from filming in rural South Louisiana to DVD. If you thought Tommy Lee Jone's sheriff portrayal in No Country for Old Men was a little limp, and past his prime, you will not see that portrayal in Electric Mist. Highly recommended!

RKO

 

[animalmother]

Saw it when it come out on DVD. I liked it.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Originally posted by RKO:
While it is definitely not in the recommended
"Family Friendly" category, Electric Mist is entertaining indeed, if you like tales of the Louisiana South. After seeing Heaven's Prisoner premiere in Dallas 10 years ago, I have been waiting for a follow on. Alex Baldwin, Dave Robicheaux in the first movie of James Lee Burke's long-running saga, was somewhat miscast. Tommy Lee Jones is the perfect Robicheaux. His cajun accent is a little sparse,
but he really knows how to interrogate a bad guy, with the blunt end of a 1911. We saw this in Blu-ray, and enjoyed it greatly. It went straight from filming in rural South Louisiana to DVD. If you thought Tommy Lee Jone's sheriff portrayal in No Country for Old Men was a little limp, and past his prime, you will not see that portrayal in Electric Mist. Highly recommended!

RKO

They filmed it in New Iberia right up the road. I got to meet him (VERY briefly). Seemed pretty nice. The had the grand opening of it at the 10 plex in town on ALL screens-was in trial a bit late and missed it. Guess I'll have to take a look see.

 

[Onomea]

Didn't know that James Lee Burke had been made into movies -- thanks for the tip!

 

[sonny]

I like James Lee Burke; have read all his novels. A super author. Thanks.

 

[MKT]

I love reading James Lee Burke, probably is in part due to my time I spent working in the Oil Patch in South LA (before law enforcement). I've probably spent time in every corner of each Parish south of I-10 and when I read his books I can easily visualize what he is describing because I've been there.

 

[DCWilson]

I love Burke's novels and I liked that movie. It taught me two things that I never knew before: (1) Louisiana can be as green as Ireland; and (2) the proper pronunciation of Atchafalaya.

David W.

 

[TxShooter]

I've enjoyed the Robicheaux series, though for my money Clete Purcell is a lot more interesting character than Dave is.

Can't say the same for his series about ex-Ranger turned lawyer Billy Bob Holland. "Cimarron Rose" was the first Burke novel that I read, and it took a lot of recommendations before I ever tried the Robicheaux series.

Thanks for the lead, Keith.

 

[NCTexan]

I had just finished the book when I saw the movie on DVD. I was disappointed in the movie and felt that it would have been really tough to follow without having read the book. (The book was outstanding.)

However, the filming was great and had great scenes of the area.

 

[Beauetienne]

I liked Alec Baldwins portrayal but, will give Tommy a chance.

I read every novel until about a year ago. This is one of his better novels, IMHO. There was a while there where they lacked any real depth (again, IMHO) and it seemed that he was just cranking 'em out for the cash.

I look forward to seeing this one.

BTW, I was in New Iberia while they were filming some of it (I live 'bout 25 miles away) although I did not meet any of the cast. Lots of people were excited and it was a good thing for the area.

 

[judge]

After reading one Burke novel, I had to read them all. He is the very best - I've never read any better. Many of his stories should have been made into movies, but it was not to be.

 

[Careby]

The Burke audiobooks read by Will Patton (not all the Robicheaux series were) are outstanding. He handles the accent and dialect well. I like audiobooks mainly when traveling by car, but these are good enough to bring in to the hotel.