Simply Perfect

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is the kind of movie where a man shows a woman how to act like a woman. The problem here is that it somehow assumes that a male chaining up a woman is anything other than a form of abuse. WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? I could not even watch the full movie because I was so annoyed. As a rape victim, this disgusted me. It is never OK to treat a woman like this.This movie guises itself as a coming of age drama, but really, It was just meant for men to get off on. I see no other usage for this film than sexual fantasy fodder, and affirmation that women need men. Even worse this is his spiritual duty. It's some crazy Christian propaganda. Women's sexual freedom bad!! SINFUL!! Male dominance good, control that nasty out of control WOMAN!! Wear the clothes I THINK are appropriate, Act the way I think is appropriate. This is a movie constructed from gibberish with no moral other than "BEHAVE WOMAN!"

Actually I wasn't sure what to expect after seeing the poster for this flick,but this isn't what I'd call a "run of the mill" Samuel L Jackson movie.Not by a long chalk. But that is in no way a bad thing here.What we have here is the story of how complete opposites can,once in a while,help each other through life's misfortunes.Mississippi farmer (Jackson) is going through a break up of his marriage and,after a night on the booze,wakes up to find sex and drug addicted Christina Ricci,battered and unconscious on his driveway. As Jackson explains later,calling the police to explain a black guy has found a young white girl beaten half to death on his property would be a bad move,so he does what any decent law abiding and caring citizen would do..............CHAINS HER TO A RADIATOR IN HIS HOUSE!!.I won't say any more to give anything away,but if you want to see Mr Jackson do something a little different from his usual roles then give this a try.There are solid performances from all involved,including Justin Timberlake as Ricci's equally troubled boyfriend.For those who wish to know there are sex scenes almost from the get go,so make sure the kids are safely tucked up in bed!! And it really wouldn't be a Jackson movie without him spouting a few "motherf*****S" somewhere so you won't be disappointed there.Oh and one final thing....... Mr Jackson plays a mean blues guitar in this movie. Now I really wasn't expecting THAT!! Enjoy

This movie is nothing like I expected it to be after seeing the trailer; less kinky, less dirty, admittedly, than the "theme" of having a young chick chained up in an aging man's house might evoke. It ended up being a pleasant surprise, a good watch. Acting is excellent, especially Ricci and Jackson, but even Timberlake surprised me by a good, human performance. All the characters who appear are believable.The makers did a good job on accuracy; a girl who gets hit still has a bruise days later, things don't miraculously disappear overnight.The whole film breathes, exudes the atmosphere of blues, of the American south really, really well. The imagery is at times so evocative you can almost feel the sun and smell the soil and the hot summer air. While a drama and at times grim, and definitely not a sappy Hollywood comedy, this passes as a 'feel good movie' to which I'm likely to return (re-watch).And the soundtrack is to die for. Pure epic.

Sitting about bored i decided to search Netflix for a film and whilst scrolling along the title "Black Snake Moan" caught my eye. I had seen this film when it was released, but as i was younger it didn't invoke as much interest as it did now. This film is sensational. The story is riveting and what can be said about Samuel L Jackson and Christina Ricci? Both knocking it out of the park; completely in sync with each other....in sync....N SYNC!!!!! Which brings me to Justin bloody Timberlake.This guy is a scene sucking, drama devouring waste of space. I just cannot comprehend why, why any director would sacrifice the overall brilliance of a film by casting someone because of their success in another field of entertainment. He is a singer!!!! Not an actor. He is terrible. Every "emotion" he extracts shows this obvious desperation and it is a punch to the face of the viewer. Watching two powerhouse performances and then a little cretin coming onto scene and destroying the credibility that was once soaring to great heights. Brought back down to earth with a FUD. By the end of the film i was trying to hold onto all the great moments in the film; Jackson's soulful music, Ricci's captivating cry for help. But at the back of mind is this little sting, a prick if you will, that because of a certain somebody the film feels tainted.Damn you Timberlake, i hate you.