In the Electric Mist, (2008)

This was really good. Tommy Lee Jones is made for a New Orleans setting. HIs face, his walk, his slow drawl -- he fit in so wel amongst the Confederate soldiers, the blues men, and the very obvious Louisiana natives used as extras and bit-players here.

It's a mystery -- who is killing young women in the small fishing community of Iberia Parish. There are a wealth of suspects, and JOnes as Sheriff Dave Robicheaux must narrow these down while battling his own demons, that stem from an old murder freshly dug up, and the ghosts of the Confederate dead that haunt him in his weaker moments.

This is a fantasy/drama, and it's done well. The misty bayous are something to see, and these characters float about within, each intriguing in his own way. It's not the hardest of mysteries to solve, but with so many players, the writing here is keen enough to keep them all necessary, and wrap them all up.

I enjoyed it. I'd see more movies with Jones as this character. Quiet, swampy, good.