Black Snake Moan

Good, watchable film. Christina Ricci is a great actress (no, I'm not saying it in that way :) )- she's Oscar quality- but needs better roles.

Terrible ending. What started out as a great character piece ended up as a "healing" road movie.

But an enjoyable ride 'till there.

Also great Blues performance. I'm a blue's fan :) (don't know many names, but love hearing blues live.)
 
I prefer Black Snake Moan over Hustle and Flow. Samuel L. Jackson was great. Ricci was great. Even Timberlake was great--didn't know he had it in him. I'll probably work with him some day.
 
I didn't think he was that good, but he didn't suck as bad as I was afraid he would. Jackson was the real gem in this.
 
Just watched it

I found this film really enjoyable; like a found gem. I think the marketing for this film was 100% exploitive and not at all a representation of how much depth was in this.

This was a drama with a bit of old school in it. I found everyone in this to be really performing.

I remember having a perception of Justin at one time in his boy band days, but when his and Ashton did the MTV awards (Matrix spoof), he got my attention. I knew he could act. I also think he's been picking the right roles this far.

Anyways

Thumbs up from me !

I loved the blues routine in the bar; the dancing reminded me of the GOOD TIMES mural (how many people here even know what I'm talking about?)
 
I know - the JJ painting of the dancers, that the camera tracks over during the end credits.

I always loved that image.

I think I heard someplace, that Jimmy Walker actually painted the "JJ" canvases, himself. But I could be mistaken.

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Back when there was at least enough creativity in L.A. that a spin-off of a spin-off could actually stay on air for a few years. Although, there weren't as many channels as there are now, so you had to watch something if you were going to sit in front of the tube.

Norman Lear had some kind of touch.
 
Yes, Lear certainly had a magic touch. As far as that dance scene, I thought about the club scene in Crossroads, only less Satanic. Good times didn't even come to mind, but it's been so many years since I watched that show. I lost interest in it after John Amos left. It started out funny, then had a subtle shift towards the end and seemed to just linger.
 
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