Black Snake Moan

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Iamwhoi M 3 stars is the average of a great soundtrack paired with a not great movie. More of Christina Rucci than I ever wanted to see or hear. Her voice grated on me, made me cringe every time she shrieked her lines. Not a movie I'll watch again. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Corey K Acting powerhouses Samuel Jackson and Christina Ricci. Enough said Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Gareth v The strongest aspect of this movie is it's soundtrack, which is excellent. Jackson's performance is captivating, but this outlandish story could of been better told in the hands of a more accomplished director. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 58 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member It's exploitative, provocative, and was a must-see for me when I was 17 years old. It had been at least a decade since the last time I viewed this movie, and do appreciate its originality, even if the plot can get sloppy here and there. In BSM, we have a petite, foul-mouthed, nymphomaniac (Christina Ricci) who gets literally chained to the radiator of a newly single, disheveled black man (Samuel L. Jackson) (which inspired a meme), with a bout of savior complex, in the South. The reveal for the catalyst for Rae's promiscuity isn't anything new but makes her more sympathetic, but that only goes so far. In fact, I liked that we first meet Rae as an upset girlfriend watching her love (Justin Timberlake) drive down the dirt road to be shipped off to war in one scene, to the next being railed over the bathroom counter by Tehronne (David Banner), a local drug dealer. It immediately sets the tone for the movie. I love Mississippi Delta Blues, which is definitely part of the story here — it's where the title comes from — but takes a back-seat to the sexual, poverty, and racial imagery and/or pornography. That being said, we do get some blues guitar that will scratch that itch. Something that would never fly today is Ronnie (Timberlake) punching Lazarus (Jackson) in the head and calling him the n-word and still making him ultimately a good/sympathetic character. Black Snake Moan offers something different and is the kind of movie that would not be made today, at least not with these names attached to it. It feels like a snapshot of the mid-late 2000s. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like films about sexual promiscuity, kidnapping and abuse without repercussions, then this is the movie for you. The blck preacher man is gonna teach the white devil woman how to behave by kidnapping and a abuse. Ah, only godless Hollyweird could come up with this level of claptrap and drivel. What's next? Movies about snakes on a plane? Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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