MOVIE REVIEWS — Just For Fun
I saw “Black Snake Moan” and “Zodiac” this weekend. If you’re old enough to remember the Zodiac killings in California, then you’ll probably like this movie. But be warned, it’s waaaaay too looooooooooong. It’s not scary. It’s not suspenseful. And the actors do a minimally acceptable job. But what you might like is the time capsule effect of the movie. The music, clothes, and low tech life of that time period are all captured in the film and are pretty nostalgic, I thought. “Black Snake Moan” is Christina Ricci’s skanky softcore porn movie with a blues soundtrack. Samuel L. Jackson does a good job playing Samuel L. Jackson. And Justin Timberlake does a great job playing a sissy-boy-bed-wetter. You’ll be hardpressed to find a single scene where someone in need of a shower isn’t smoking a cigarette. I felt like I needed to take a shower after I saw it. “BSM” gets 2 1/2 cigarette lighters out of 5. And “Zodiac” gets 2 old fashioned black telephones out of 5.
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March 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 pm
ok, so in Black Snake Moan it is very apparent that Christina Ricci has not eaten in about three years to prepare for this role. However, when I came across a blurb in a magazine about what she ate to look like such a junkie, she replied “Crap. Sugar and anything fast food.” Yeah, right. LIAR!