"Black Snake Moan" drips in atmosphere, but it's clichéd, meandering, and mostly offensive. Samuel L. Jackson plays a Tennessee blues man looking for redemption and find his chance by "helping" stereotypical white trash Christina Ricci. After finding a drunken, half-naked, and beat up Ricci along the roadside, he chains her to his radiator in order to provide tough love until she agrees to change her party girl ways. Yep, the film is just that offensive! Jackson and Ricci are both strong actors and are compulsively watchable, even when they're saddled with garbage like this, but it's only their screen presence that makes this film barely watchable.

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. With an impressive performance by Samuel L. Jackson who even learned to play a guitar in this film "Black Snake Moan" overcomes the issues that it has which is mostly Christina Ricci herself and don't get me wrong she was alright as the film kept going but all those sex scenes and her walking naked in the woods or other things like that really kinda hurt the film also the dialogue at times was a bit cheesy BUT as the film went on i appreciated the message that Jackson tried to help her overcome her addiction to sex and also Justin Timberlake was pretty good too but like i said it does have issues on it's own but if you give it some time you won't be disappointed. (7/10)

I wasn't sure I would like these characters. While I wouldn't call them my favorites, they certainly grew on me."Was it interesting?" The story is not flawless but is still great. The characters have depth without being complicated.2.5 out of 3."Was it memorable?" The camera work in parts was amazing, but because it was only in those parts made the rest just seem average. The music and sound was very well done.2 out of 3."Was it entertaining?" The nudity is not blatant fan-service, the language isn't over the top, and the sexuality is adequately tasteful (given the plot). The acting didn't amaze, but did impress.2 out of 3.Starting with 1 (because), 1+2.5+2+2=7.5 I'm rounding up to 8 because of the musical performances. This is one of my favorites of this type of movie.

In rural Mississippi, Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) is a fire and brimstone blues musician farmer. He's full of rage especially after his younger wife leaves him for his brother. Rae (Christina Ricci) is a wild sex addict who is struggling after her boyfriend Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) leaves for the military. She gets trashed at a party and left on the side of the road. Lazarus finds her bloodied unconscious body and tries to treat her. He finds that she's got the Sickness and chains her to the radiator to keep her from running away.Some take offense to the perceived misogyny and the sexual content. I don't dispute other's perceptions. Everybody is entitled to their own. The movie can definitely be seen through that light. It's actually kind of funny with a potent mix of southern style, sex and religion. The two actors are dynamos powering a very charged movie.