Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) is a movie I recently watched on HBOMAX and tells the tale of a white supremacist in Mississippi who one day grabs a rifle, drives down the street, gets out of his car for all to see, and shoots a black man in front of his wife and kids. He is found not guilt and released. An aspiring lawyer decides to pick up the case almost 30 years later and press for retrial. At that time, no white man had ever been found guilty of murder against a black man and the lawyer hopes to change that trend. This movie is directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men) and stars Alec Baldwin (The Departed), James Woods (Vampires), Whoopi Goldberg (The Color Purple), Virginia Madsen (Candyman), Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights) and William H. Macy (Shameless). The storyline for this is very powerful and portrays the intensity of the times very well. The acting is excellent and Baldwin shows a lot of conviction in this performance. The backdrops of the south and the depiction of the dialogue and perspectives are very well presented. Overall this is an above average courtroom drama with some good depictions of the time, but not a masterpiece. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.