when it come to any movie that be make in or about the south and the character be label racist or hillbilly or even bad that awful racist term redneck . this movie be a murder mystery and plain and simple . it be a great murder mystery and do demonstrate some of human feeling about each others race . the same type of observation make by black character actor toward whit in todays movie . before watch this movie and one should get the mississippi burn chip off of one shoulder and enjoy the plot and wonderful acting and and reminiscent scene of simpler time that while be go and they will not be forget . mr. faulkner do his hometown of oxford and miss . justice by have this movie shot there . the producer note while shoot the movie there and his stereotypical perception of white be misconcieved and that he observe white and black townspeople and local get along with each other in the same way . so and sit back and enjoy one of mr faulkner great classic and try to figure out who the killer really be .