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Mississippi Burning   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 2017 ratings  User Reviews (30 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 30  |   Next   Overall Grade: C Story: C Acting: A Direction: C Visuals: A narratively inert by Dev (movies profile) (Nov 25, 2006) 6 of 7 people found this review helpful It seems that the camera moves little in Mississippi Burning. This is only fitting because the characters are, except for the two leads played by Willem Dafoe and Gene H... Full Review Overall Grade: B- Story: B Acting: C+ Direction: C+ Visuals: B Mississippi in 1963 by Joe (movies profile) (Aug 27, 2006) 4 of 5 people found this review helpful This movie was in some ways disappointing, but had some positive aspects as well. There was some really poor acting (Willem DaFoe - how did he ever get into major films?)... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A the actor sucks by Patrick (movies profile) (Aug 27, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful the movie is quite good and it is historical based. But i think the actors really suck. Also, i think the visual aspects of the film is not enough.   Overall Grade: B Story: A Acting: A Direction: B Visuals: C Unbelievable... by Whanyee (movies profile) (Aug 27, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful William Dafoe, in my opinion, unbelievable at all. This is because a dozens upon dozens of FBI agents really wade into the Mississippi swamps without regard for their exp... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A ~Sad but Great~ by Paola (movies profile) (May 27, 2006) 3 of 6 people found this review helpful This movie is so great i own the dvd...at first its a bit slow its about the civil rights movements and it shows how black people were treated in the south which was very... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A Most Outstanding Movie Ever Made by Jeff (movies profile) (Jun 18, 2006) 2 of 4 people found this review helpful What has four eyes and can't see? Watch this movie and you might get the answer. Gene Hackman did a superb job portraying an FBI agent prone to unconventional tactics. F... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ A powerful, solid thriller. by ORLANDO (movies profile) (May 27, 2006) 1 of 2 people found this review helpful Mississippi Burning is one of the best films of 1988, and one that should have won the Oscar for best picture(Rain Man won) Its a powerful account of three civil rights p... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B Acting: B+ Direction: B+ Visuals: C+ Watch out, Mississippi by years, yeariah (movies profile) (Dec 29, 2007) Segregation is a topic that will never and should never die out. This haunting movie reminds us of the vivid pain and distraught that the Blacks had to suffer during the... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A- Intense by Christopher (movies profile) (Apr 6, 2007) This was a very powerful, yet intense movie. This movie shows you first hand what it was like during the Civil Rights era in American history. It does get a bit intense... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A Gene Hackman has never looked better. by daniel (movies profile) (Jun 1, 2006) Gene Hackman in a screen presence like no other. A great role. His acting in over the top. His presence brings the film its desire of becoming a true classic. No Other fi... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 30  |   Next