Black Snake Moan (2006)

Black Snake Moan: Directed by Craig Brewer. With Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson. A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

“We just saw this film previewed before release at the Norfolk (VA) Film Forum, and there was general agreement on two matters: There were excellent performances in a first rate drama by the two leads and by others: and secondly, the marketing for this movie will only bring disaster. We saw a lurid poster with chains and suggestive commentary implying some sort of wacko sexual relationship between Samuel Jackson and Cristina Ricci, whereas the movie has some real depth and some thoughtful ideas. Whatu0026#39;s sad is that people looking for near porn will be drawn in to see the film and will be disappointed because it will be too u0026quot;heavyu0026quot; for them, while the people who would really enjoy it wouldnu0026#39;t be caught dead walking into the theater showing it. Too bad. A good film wasted.”