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Black Snake Moan [Blu-ray] by Craig Brewer
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Christina Ricci, John Cothran Jr., Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, Samuel L. Jackson Director: Craig Brewer Brand: Paramount DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed) Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 115 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-06-03 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Black Snake Moan [Blu-ray]Movie Review: Strange Tale of Sin and Salvation Summary: 3 StarsCraig Brewer's second film Black Snake Moan is a strange tale of sin and redemption in the new South. The film which could have been merely a lurid sexploitation film about a young nymphomaniac and the aging bluesman who attempts to heal her turns into an interesting if flawed exploration of the power of love and music to heal broken people.
The films leads Samuel L.Jackson and Christina Ricci do surprisingly good work in this film. Ricci plays Rae with feeling and compassion. She gives a performance that allows her to break free from her usual roles and play a character that while hard to believe at times comes across as broken and likable. Jackson steps out of his usual tough guy role into that of bluesman Lazarus who makes it his job to save Rae. It is in his showing of unconditional love that he leans the power of music to heal.
The disc I watched was standard definition but was quite good in both picture and sound quality. The musical score by Scott Bomar is quite good and reflects the blues roots of the source material. The dis includes a quite well done commentary by Brewer and three featurettes on the making of the film and its soundtrack.
All in all not a bad film and certainly better thann expected. Well worth a rental.
Summary of Black Snake Moan [Blu-ray]Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 The lurid scenario--a nymphomaniacal white trash nymphet (Christina Ricci) is held prisoner by a bitter bluesman (Samuel L. Jackson)--gives way to an affecting tale of redemption in Black Snake Moan, writer/director Craig Brewer's follow-up to the acclaimed Hustle & Flow. Lazarus (Jackson, Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction) finds Rae (Ricci, Monster, The Ice Storm) beaten unconscious on the road in front of his backwoods house. After bringing her inside, he learns of her wanton ways and decides to exorcise his own demons by curing Rae of her sexual compulsion. Black Snake Moan could have been terrible, but Brewer takes his story seriously enough to dig into the genuine emotions of such a situation (though along the way he certainly flirts with sexploitation overtones--several scenes look like they were plucked straight out of a hitherto unknown 1970s trash classic). Ricci, Jackson, and the supporting cast (including pop star Justin Timberlake, giving a surprisingly good performance as Rae's boyfriend) treat the characters with respect, honesty, and humor. The result is off-kilter and maybe a little too fond of its sleazy cinematic forbears to truly hit the emotional notes it's after, but Black Snake Moan has considerably more substance than its marketing would suggest. --Bret Fetzer Beyond Black Snake Moan  The Soundtrack |  More Music Stars on DVD |  More DVDs with Samuel L. Jackson | Stills from Black Snake Moan (click for larger image)
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