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"Ghosts of Mississippi," rated "PG-13" and with a running time of a little less than two and a half hours, is a stimulating and uplifting story about the retrial and ultimate conviction of Byron De La Beckwith, the murderer of black civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. This is a true story.

Alec Baldwin plays Bobby Delauda, a Mississippi attorney who passionately takes on reopening the murder case that ended in two mistrials twenty five years before. Delauda's a family man with three children who he loves dearly. He feels deeply for the three children of the slain civil rights leader and decides to pursue the case, in spite of increasing pressure from his family. He slowly develops a cautious but trusting relationship with Merlie Evers, played by Whoopi Goldberg, Medger's persevering and determined widow. She's been waiting and hoping for justice since the murder took place in 1963.

James Woods does a good job exposing the arrogant, flamboyant and dangerous personality traits of his character, the accused Byron De La Beckwith.

From the visually impaired point of view, this movie was a winne. The character's voices were easy to follow and the pace of the movie was completely reasonable, with very few abrupt scene changes. There was consistent dialogue and very few silent segments. In the beginning of the movie there was a five minute introductory song about freedom, with a collage of scene flashes, painting a picture of the history of blacks in our country. At the end there was a post script that needed to be read. Neither were really crucial, although it was helpful to have sighted assistance at those moments. I sat back and relaxed with this movie, enjoying it as much as anybody else in the theater. I'll give this one a 9 and strongly encourage you to check it out.


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