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A Masterpiece!

A different way of telling a story

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

When i started watching it i was just feeling bad for being turned on , then when you start to understand whats going on , this movie takes you to a place that you couldnt even imagine . the messagfe in this movie is very important , and very real . i myself met people with similar situations , and i wish that i could do what happpened in that movie , well maybe exept the bondage part . in the end , this movie is about help , the exact help from the exact person that you need . and in this good ending , everybody got the help they needed . something that you cant just not to wish everyone.

I wasn't sure I would like these characters. While I wouldn't call them my favorites, they certainly grew on me."Was it interesting?" The story is not flawless but is still great. The characters have depth without being complicated.2.5 out of 3."Was it memorable?" The camera work in parts was amazing, but because it was only in those parts made the rest just seem average. The music and sound was very well done.2 out of 3."Was it entertaining?" The nudity is not blatant fan-service, the language isn't over the top, and the sexuality is adequately tasteful (given the plot). The acting didn't amaze, but did impress.2 out of 3.Starting with 1 (because), 1+2.5+2+2=7.5 I'm rounding up to 8 because of the musical performances. This is one of my favorites of this type of movie.

In rural Mississippi, Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) is a fire and brimstone blues musician farmer. He's full of rage especially after his younger wife leaves him for his brother. Rae (Christina Ricci) is a wild sex addict who is struggling after her boyfriend Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) leaves for the military. She gets trashed at a party and left on the side of the road. Lazarus finds her bloodied unconscious body and tries to treat her. He finds that she's got the Sickness and chains her to the radiator to keep her from running away.Some take offense to the perceived misogyny and the sexual content. I don't dispute other's perceptions. Everybody is entitled to their own. The movie can definitely be seen through that light. It's actually kind of funny with a potent mix of southern style, sex and religion. The two actors are dynamos powering a very charged movie.

I remember seeing advertisements for this film and thinking it was nothing I would want to go see. Finally got around to it some years later and realized it was actually a great movie with a great story. It's a story about redemption ultimately. And ironically enough I related mostly with Justin Timberlake's character; a young boy who feels he has to prove something to the world despite his medical problem. Loved (truly loved) by a woman/girl who doesn't care and loves him just the way he is. He leaves because he feels he has to force himself to become a man so he can take care of her. Not realizing that love is about taking care of each other, and allowing yourself to be taken care of. Rae kind of handles his absence by going on a bender. Drugs, alcohol, and even sex. Continually trying to (for lack of a better term) fill the void Ronnie has left. You see it all the time in dozens of movies and TV shows, except it's usually a man going on the bender when the woman he loves breaks up with him. Lazarus is essentially an extreme form of rehab for Rae and in a sense, himself. He has someone to take care of as she becomes the daughter he never had. I really like the end of this movie as well since it shows Ronnie will probably never be the hard- ass he thought he needed to be and it's not a bad thing to depend on someone else. I also like the symbolism of Rae's gold chain since it's essentially saying that she is her own keeper now. All in all, a great movie... just not the one they advertised it as. It's actually much more mature instead of the sex-filled festival the trailers and commercials made it out to be. It's much like Inglorious Bastards in that way since that film is also great... but the subject is not the Bastards.