Little Murder

The Ghost of New Orleans is a ghost detective procedural. I do not know why I didn't see it at the theaters, but I wish I had. I really wanted to give this an eight or nine, but I can't. The last twenty minutes it comes into its own. I'm not as put off by the one bad accent, if you been too Southern Louisianna then you've heard it from Louisianans, there's only one place where it really doesn't work. There are three Louisianan accents, and he (Barry) does pull off one except once. Regarding basements in New Orleans, it's a common mistake and the term may be used in reference to a first floor that floods easily that is normally behind a retaining wall to keep the floods out. They feel like basements but are not basements so when you see a basement in a movie about Louisianna, it wasn't filmed in Louisianna. If you like detective or Ghost Stories then you'll like this.

If they'd only paid a bit more for someone over age 15 to write a script this could have been amazing. The actors 10, scenery 9, edgy noir setting 10. The most haunted city in North America 11. The prettiest dress I've ever seen Lake Bell in 9. Dialogue 2. Plot needed layering and subtlety 4.

It coulda been a contender.

Since when are there basements in New Orleans? I found this very distracting that the name of the movie contains "New Orleans" and it was not fully recorded in that city...sigh

I don't know if I should feel badly for Cary Elwes or Terrence Howard for having to portray characters that were way out of their wheelhouse, or if I should cry for those of us that had to watch them. OMG, they were terrible.

The story had potential, but was bogged down and moved way too slowly.

It's hard to believe how many really great actors were a part of this incredibly bad film.

This movie was like a ghost story but not a very good one. The cop who sees ghosts, but to me he certainly didn't see enough of them. I don't know if it was the movie that seemed unfocused or if it was me.

It was good to see Peter Jason finally get to be Sheriff! (Captain. Deadwood Reference)

Lot of talent in this movie I would have thought I would have liked it more. 4/10.

Oh wait, I see this movie changed titles at some point? I really hate that. -1 Star. 3/10.