Black Snake Moan
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Movie Reviews of Black Snake Moan
Movie Review: Brilliant!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't know anything about this film prior too the, obviously, cheap marketing ploys. I'm another one of those "not what I expected" blokes. This is a really thoughtful movie. Ricci is brilliant and Jackson too. I've always appreciated Christina Ricci's affinity for the more quirky films (Pumpkin, Buffalo 66, Fear and Loathing, etc). I thought this was gonna be an attempt at something like that, a failed attempt at that (because of the crappy marketing). But there are so many different relevant themes permeating this movie is makes for something really fantastic. It's quite an experience. Like many, I think the only weakness was Justin Timberlake's casting. I'm not big on Timberlake anyways, but sometimes I don't mind the guy. But they could have done a little better with the role of Ronnie, even though Timberlake was okay. This movie is so many things in one; sinful and saintly, silly and serious, trashy and theological. All sprinkled with a little blues. But on the whole, I'd say it's just a very good movie. Watch it and be pleasantly surprised for yourself.Movie Review: Unbelievably full of 'soul'.
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was painful, beautiful and full of soul. What looks like a swanky sex story on the surface turns out to be a touching, spiritual journey. The soulfull music chosen to accompany was a perfect choice as well, and Sam Jackson looked like he'd been born with a guitar in his hands. Christina Ricci plays a unique role, and very different from her 'little girl' days, as a damaged young woman clinging to an equally emotionally challenged young man played by Justin Timberlake. When her beloved leaves, the one thin thread helping her hold her life together is broken and she's back on the prowl, thinking sex is all that can save her from the wretched past. Beaten up and left for dead by the side of the road, Rae is rescued by a black man named Lazarus. It turns out Lazarus is a bit beaten up by life as well. I love how the 'chain' becomes a beautiful tether of love that helps ground these emotionally scattered people trying so hard to cope with all the pain in their lives. What a fantastic story!
Chrissy K. McVay - Author
Movie Review: Different and Refreshing
Summary: 5 Stars
Black Snake Moan sure has a weird hook. Setting: Deep South. An older black man who plays the blues keeps a white nymphomaniac on a chain to cure her of her horniness. About half-way through, my husband turned to me and said "And why exactly did you think I would like this movie?" I winced and said I thought it would have blues as more of a central theme. But guess what, he stayed around and pronounced it a good movie after all! His summary is the best: "everyone has their struggles, and you are never really free of them."
The performances are exceedingly strong, the setting of Tennessee bucolic and beautiful. You really feel as if you are in this small, rural town where everyone knows each other.
Black Snake Moan is bold, and really gives you a sense of empathy for the different characters. Most importantly, it provides hope that if you have your own struggles, someone will be out there for you as well, not to judge you or cure you, but to love you.
Movie Review: An offbeat love story.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the better films I have seen recently, and I thought it was very original.
Christina Ricci plays a very convincing part as the town tramp, basically. She sleeps with anyone and everyone, and is pretty much into the party scene, anyway, to make a long story short, One night one of her "dates" beats her up and throws her on the side of the road,
only to be found by Samuael Jackson.
After a little investigating, he decides he is going to help this girl, and so he literally chains her up in his little shack/house until he feels she is past her evil ways.
Of course she fights him on this , at first. But slowly and surely, a miracle happens and she begins to respect herself, and others.
The story is very touching, and it is a love story, but a love story of friendship between these two unlikely characters.
It is also a story of redemption that I thought was very touching, and I highly reccomend this movie.
Movie Review: A Unique Film
Summary: 5 Stars
"Black Snake Moan" isn't a perfect movie. I am definitely not a fan of Justin Timerlake, as a singer or an actor. I find it weird that the makers of this film would really think Timberlake was the best person to play the part of Rae's boyfriend.
For the most part, however, I find this movie enjoyable because it is differnt from what is normally available in the theatres. I only saw the director's last film, "Hustle & Flow," after I saw "Black Snake Moan." This guy definitely has a different way of looking at things, and I hope he does not let too many Talking Heads start making creative decisions for him as he crafts his films.
For a movie with an unrealistic premise, I think that the conclusion of "Black Snake Moan" is very realistic. I feel that most people who view this will, at the very least, be entertained by a unique flick.