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Black Snake Moan

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Date :

March 02, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Craig Brewer

Starring :

Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr., Brandon Raines, Michael Raymond-James, Leonard L. Thomas

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..no different from the midnight movies of the '60s and '70s that reveled in a head-spinning blend of blatant exploitation, provocative racial commentary and overwrought performances..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
3 of 4

“..may be the most peculiar recent movie ever except for "Road House,"..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
2.5 of 4

“..It's out to shock and entertain..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3.5 of 4

“..both engaging and moving..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..an engagingly offbeat tale of redemption..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2 of 4

“..a disappointingly tame and rather conventional morality play steeped in deep-fat-fried clich?s..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
3.5 of 5

“..a cleverly scripted redemption story that defies genre and is filled with surprises both harrowing and pleasant..”
by John Thomason [Orlando Weekly]
Review rate : A-
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [L.A. Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jolie Williamson [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Paul Doro [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]

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