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Mercnbeth -> RE: Black Snake Moan (8/14/2007 6:50:29 AM)
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We had a screening of the movie at our house, in the great company of Beach Mystress and her 'toy-boy'. The movie was better than expected. It was so good, that beth didn't fall asleep on until about 45 minutes into the movie, well over her average of 10-15 minutes.
I always wondered what happened to Jules after his partner Vincent Vega died and he announced at the dinner that the "divine intervention" of his near death experience inspired him to quit his life as a hit man. Obviously he must have turned State's evidence against Marcellus Wallace and moved to Georgia to be a farmer. The character may be called 'Lazarus' but you can't fool me - that's Jules!
The plot is similar to on-line life versus real time. The idea of having a chained nymphomaniac living in your house may be great in concept but the care & feeding are no easy task. If you don't keep an eye on her, you may find her humping the living room radiator pipes or the teenage boy who stopped by for the world famous butter beans you have growing in your garden.
Seriously though if you can get by the fact that that Wednesday's, I mean Rae's (I'll admit - seeing Wednesday Addam's nude was a little weird.) eye bruise change shape and color every other scene; and how her white panties stayed pristine white throughout the first hour even though she'd had them on while playing topless football, getting beat up and dumped on the road, and crawled around a muddy field; its a decent movie.
Perhaps it was decent because I didn't expect it to be, but it had a story worthy of the investment of time to watch. The quality of the actors involved had a lot to do with it. Besides Jackson, there was S. Epatha Merkerson from Law and Order fame, and John Cotharan, who played the Reverend R.L., also was believable. Justin Timberlake pretending he was straight and able to 'handle' his nypho girlfriend was a weak link. Maybe he would have been better if 'Rae' was short for Raymond.
The BDSM relevance? None, unless the thought of a 40 pound chain attached around your slave's waist is your 'WIITWD'. There was only one scene where it the chain came into play, and it more closely resembled Quint reeling in the shark from 'Jaws' versus anything erotic. Although as I think about it, there was a scene where she was 'walked' by Lazarus in the field, resembling something from the Folsom Street Fair. However, I would have gone with a lighter chain. The movie had more relationship, religious, and musical overtones than lifestyle.
The music was very good if you like good old fashioned Blues. Samuel Jackson learned to play the guitar for the film. I don't know if all the playing was his, but if not - he faked it better than Milli Vanilli.
Go in expecting little and you'll enjoy it. Think it will be Citizen Kane of lifestyle movies and you'll be disappointed.
Merc & beth give it 3 1/2 Stars out of 5.
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