Lack of good storyline.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Admirable film.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I can't believe I don't know anything about this event in US History, but then there are so many examples of southern racist idiocy and violence in US history, it's kind of hard to keep up with them all.I've never even heard of this movie despite it including major actors like Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey because it makes Georgians and Southerners look, well, not too good is putting it mildly.Rural racists wrongly accuse a Jewish factory manager of murder, and railroad him using testimony from the actual murderer, a criminal with a long record, then hound a governor who commutes his sentence out of the state, and then they lynch the man after his sentence has been commuted. See the sequel to more of the lovely legacy of this wondrous part of the nation in Mississippi Burning. Makes you shudder to think of what it would be like to get railroaded by a gang of low-IQ violent morons. Read up on the real event online - its horrifying. The movie is not just based on a true story, it is the true story, sorted out 70 years after the fact.Technically a great movie. All the leads deliver great performances, and I always enjoy watching Jack Lemmon speak for good and justice. The movie is a lot fairer to the lynchers than it had to be. There isn't a conservative network or major channel out there that wants this film broadcast again, but thank the THIS channel for being a great venue of alternative (once mainstream) films of the past. I really appreciate that channel. Too much in fact, it's distracting me regularly.

I've seen this movie/miniseries once or twice now and it just gets better with every viewing.The cast is perfect and the acting uniformly superb.The best part is that this is a true story and is based on a true historical murder case.One small problem is that dramatic license has been taken in the telling of certain aspects of the reality which I think detracts from the overall quality a bit. Not really enough to do any serious damage to the film but personally I prefer films that are based on true stories to be absolutely faithful to all aspects of that story. That is my own personal preference. I realize that some parts of the story, namely the lynching and the aftermath of it were horrifying as well as gross but I also think that portraying those elements just as they occurred in history would have made this film an even more powerful movie than it already is.Throughout the history of the cinema there have been antiwar films and anti vigilante films that did not moderate their violence, brutality, savagery and explicitness. Such filmmakers usually are criticized for dwelling on the violence and the grim details. But in my opinion it is precisely those same elements that elevate a mediocre or good film to epic classic stature. Make no mistake. This is by no means a mediocre film. I just wish this film had not been as squeamish as some of those other movies. A minor complaint, I grant you. But still very worth seeing! A must-see for fans of great cinema.

Leo Frank was born in Cuero, Texas on April 17, 1884, but his family soon moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he attended Pratt Institute; he was graduated from Cornell University in 1906 with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering.In 1908, he became the head of a pencil factory in Atlanta started by his uncle Moses Frank. He married Lucille Selig, a local girl, in November of 1910.Mary Phagan had been employed at the National Pencil Co for a little over a year. She returned for her $1.20 pay that Saturday (because of the holiday) and was never seen again alive. At almost 14 years of age, she earned $4.05 for a 55-hr. week.One of the many puzzles is why Newt Lee, the watchman at the factory, was sent away when he first reported for duty on April 26, 1913. His schedule had been set the day before by Mr. Frank.Some new documents have begun to surface on this case, and they can be viewed at: www.leofrankcase.com. To this day, no one knows what eventually happened to Jim Conley, who was last sighted in 1941. Leo's lawyers found his testimony incredible and challenged his character and truthfulness, but he was able to stay employed for over two years.This mini-series is available on VHS tape, and hopefully will be re- released on DVD. It is definitely worth a viewing.

This is one of the best mini-series I've seen in a long time. They get the story right and is acted out very well, esp. by Lemmon and Gallagher. It was also nice to see Kevin Spacey in one of his first roles. If you get a chance, watch this one. It will be worth it.