April 24, 2008

Black Snake Moan (2007)

SLJ in a wifebeater taming Xtina Ricci's nymphomania by chaining her to a radiator while singing the blues already had me hooked. The fact that the characters were well fleshed-out, the performances above-par and the locations making you feel like you stepped into that dusty sunbaked deep south Tennessee town in the middle of nowhere just made the deal even sweeter. Even JT managed to strike the right balance between redneck and pansy to make his presence bearable. Overall odd enough to make it interesting. Oh and Ricci's hot too