Black Snake Moan

Pros: Acting by Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci. Original story, great blues soundtrack.
Cons: actually, even Justin Timberlake did a great job acting!

I don't condone chaining naked women in your living room, but in this movie Samuel L. Jackson does just that to Christine Ricci. Two stars I love and a salacious looking plot was enough for me to want to see what Black Snake Moan was all about. ...

Pros: some funny moments, some surprising performances
Cons: salacious premise followed by a strange morality tale

"I - I ain't got no mama now I - I ain't got no mama now She told me late last night, "You don't need no mama no how" Mmm, mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room Mmm, mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room Some pretty mama better come and get ...

Pros: Brewer's Script/Direction, Look, Locations, Music, Cast notably Jackson & Ricci.
Cons: Script is a Bit Uneven & Timblerlake is Sort of Weak.

2005's Hustle & Flow was a surprise hit that came out of the Sundance Film Festival. The film drew rave reviews and modest box office where it also received an Oscar nomination for actor Terrence Howard and an Oscar win for original song by the ...

Pros: Cast (Ricci, Jackson, Timberlake, and others); themes; music
Cons: Staginess, plot contrivances and conveniences, and a touch of preachiness.

Black Snake Moan (2006), written and directed by Craig Brewer (of the previous year’s hit, Hustle and Flow), joins an elite group of provocative and sensitive films about severely disturbed women whose self esteem has been trashed by ...

Pros: Great Performances, Very, very entertaining if you don't take it too seriously
Cons: Might be a bit too disturbing for some, too preachy for others

Before going in to see “Black Snake Moan”, I wanted to get a feel for what kind of movie I was walking in to see. I’ve found it helps to have the right frame of mind before going in to see a movie. (Especially if you walk in with ...

Pros: Great performances by Jackson, Ricci, and Timberlake.
Cons: Oh the language; trots a well worn racial path.

Is there a movie made today that Samuel L. Jackson isn’t in? Of course there are plenty, but it seems as though the man pops up just about everywhere an in just about anything inhabiting just about any role. His latest—well not exactly latest—is ...

Pros: Interesting story with dark themes, excellently acted.
Cons: Strong sexual content...not for younger audiences.

When I saw that this movie has only been reviewed once I was very surprised. However, I caught the matinee showing of this movie several months ago and noted that the theater was practically empty. For some reason, this movie didn't succeed in drawing ...

Pros: Good acting performances from Jackson and Ricci.
Cons: Meaningless.

Lazarus – Samuel Jackson Rae – Christina Ricci Ronnie – Justin Timberlake Movie posters done right are powerful magnets to draw people to the movie. Take Black Snake Moan. A half-naked Christina Ricci (Rae) is chained to a graying ...

Pros: Cast, atmosphere, audacious, trashy, sexy
Cons: A lot of people just won’t get it at all

A nearly unrecognisable Samuel L. Jackson plays Lazarus (uh-huh, wonder if that has any significance), a bitter and broken man (and former bluesman) not dealing very well with his wife having left him for his brother. One day (the film is set in ...

Pros: First three quarters. Character development.
Cons: Last half-hour ruins everything. Not very many memorable scenes.

Speakers - Black Snake Moan (a blues song) I say, uh, Black Snake Moan, it started out well I say, uh, Black Snake Moan, it started out well But then they brought in Justin Timberlake, and everything went to hell There's this ...

Pros: Music, story, Sam Jackson sings, acting
Cons: A little preachy at times, but I consider that a pro

When I heard about this movie, I was intrigued by the premise of a woman being chained up in a man's house for her own good. What I didn't expect was the morality tale that went along with it. Maybe not a morality tale exactly, but proof that anyone is ...

Pros: Get-to-the-point writing; vivid and effective characterizations
Cons: Whew, that sweaty premise

Black Snake Moan doesn’t begin to hide its trash origins; in fact, it embraces them. But the movie gets at something, and it does so far more effectively than recent higher-toned movies such as Babel. The movie's premise at first seems ...

Pros: Ricci and Jackson; unique story; the music and cinematography
Cons: Two subplots prolonged taking away from importance of relationship between two main characters

Directed by Craig Brewer, this is a very dark drama for adults that caters to a different taste, but even though I had read the synopsis of the plot I chose to see it as a fan of Christina Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson. I have to admit after reading the ...

Pros: HIGHLY provocative and evocative! Gripping. Strong, dramatic acting, all-around.
Cons: Some of the raw, sexual scenes may shock you.

Producer John Singleton pretty much summed up the amount of sexual tension and controversy in this film when he said,"Twenty, thirty years ago, we couldn't have made this film. The locals would've been like,'What are these Hollywood mother******s doin' ...

Pros: Terrific character arcs portrayed by an excellent cast deliver a powerful message of redemption.
Cons: The studio's marketing department fails miserably in promoting a very good film.

Don't let the trailer mislead you—BLACK SNAKE MOAN is as much a sermon on the screen as it is sexploitation. Not exactly a Sermon on the Mount, mind you, it's more of a Sermon on the Mountee. Still, there can be no denying that this extremely unique ...