Black Snake Moan - Critics reviews

1162583.jpgThe second film that's released this weekend from my Top 20 Movies Not to be Missed in 2007, is the Samuel L. Jackson/Christina Ricci drama Black Snake Moan. Is Samuel L. Jackson back to his godlike status, or is it another yawn-inducing movie with "Snake" in the title... "It's a steamy, searing saga of rigorous redemption confronting creepy Southern seediness. But it's not nearly the wake-up call it could have been". - Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle "A well-executed, handsome-looking film that runs perhaps 20 minutes longer than it should given its storyline". - Todd McCarthy - Variety "Despite its considerable unwholesome appeal, the movie gives us the feeling it has been chained up as well and that chain won't let it go any farther than a single outrageous idea". - Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star "Black Snake Moan strikes me as hogwash. It fundamentally does not work; its consciously far-fetched, out-there notions of the things damaged people do in the name of love are reductive and go only so far". - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune "An absurdly jarring collection of archetypal characters in miserable circumstances with a resolution that feels forced and tacked on". - Claudia Puig, USA Today Rotten Tomatoes has the movie scoring a 62% Fresh rating, with 63 positive reviews from 101 posted. Really can't wait for this. I mean it's got Samuel L. Jackson looking his most insane and wacko since Pulp Fiction and Christina Ricci in chains!! How can anyone not be interested in seeing this? source - rotten tomatoes
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