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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Craig Brewer |
| Stars: |
Samuel L. Jackson |
| Actors: |
John Cothran Jr. |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Sex · Soul Music |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Widescreen |
| UPC: |
097363461944 |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 55min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (June 26, 2007)
UPC: 097363461944 |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/01/2007, p.58, Ray Greene): "[I]t's a film filled with sly pleasures....It marks Brewer as a much more interesting filmmaker..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director Craig Brewer follows up his unexpectedly well-received pimp drama, HUSTLE AND FLOW, with this stylish tale of the unlikely connections that are forged when a lost soul attempts to cure a young nymphomaniac of her wicked ways. Set deep down south in a small Tennessee town, the film is titled after and largely driven by the force of blues music. Pulsating with color and bold cinematography, the story forms a visual counterpart to a blues ballad. When divorced ex-musician Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) finds Rae (Christina Ricci) badly beaten by the side of the road, he brings her to his house and chains her to his radiator. Rae has been a wreck since her boyfriend (Justin Timberlake) went off to war, and has spent her time getting into fights and being taken advantage of by just about every man in town. Rae appears to be afflicted with a physical need for sex that no one can cure. As Lazarus watches Rae twitching with pain on his couch, he sees that the young woman's only chance at redemption is in h... |
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