The efforts of Craig Brewer can't go without mention though. One thing not up for debate is how great Jackson and Ricci both are here. And that consisted between male and female that's in love. I ain't talking about monkey junk. The question of if this will be understood, or be accepted by all who see the film is another story.
In the third offering from director Craig Brewer, we are taken into the deep south where as the tagline to the film claims, everything is hotter. . He not only directed 'Moan', but also wrote its screenplay. Then we have Jackson who completely disappears and for the first time in a long time makes us forget who he even is. Rae Christina Ricci is a 22-year-old sex addict whose wild ways are finally about to catch up with her.
Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. And it consisted between male and female. While there we're introduced to the Godfearing bluesman, Lazarus as previously said played by Jackson, and the almost always half naked Rae; a role bravely taken on by Christina Ricci. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in reminding Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. For those of you who can do that, I highly recommend it. There are however some blotches within the screenplay. © © 2006 by Paramount Vantage, a Division of Paramount Pictures, All Rights Reserved.
Jackson's character Lazarus would say. The other thing 'Black Snake Moan' boasts is a splendid soundtrack. Jackson is a hard-living ex-blues guitarist for whom the troubled days are beginning to outnumber the good. Sadly, the third star of the film, Justin Timberlake who plays Rae's military-bound boyfriend isn't all that great. Both lessons ultimately convey the message to us the audience that no matter what, we are all human. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, and it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune.
Now, as Lazarus wages a righteous struggle to redeem the soul of the fallen Rae while simultaneously ensuring that his own life hasn't been lived in vain, the situation threatens to explode as Rae's possessive boyfriend, Ronnie Justin Timberlake — a roughneck Guardsman currently preparing for a tour of duty in Iraq — comes searching for his missing lover. When old crush Nikki Tru Kerry Washington visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship. Later on he steps it up some, still he's far from the level he reached in January's 'Alpha Dog'. It left me craving for something more exciting. In a fight for survival, each crew member must decide whether they are to accept their fate or betray their friends, as tensions rise and the air slowly leaks from the crippled spacecraft.
Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection. In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. Not exactly looking for what I just described you say? The depressing part about that is there are many other films with just as unlikely, even more outrageous scenarios that are widely well received. Just as you think you've predicted the next move Brewer shifts gears and takes an entirely different route. What he has done with 'Black Snake Moan' will be what sets him apart from other newbies to the industry. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago.
Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling random women on the street to the point he takes lunch late to look at them. The end result is a story that is surprising and clever. You'd think with the role of a sex-crazed woman, overacting would be a given, but no, not here. Well then, you best get ya wits 'bout yaself and mosey on down to your local theater and still see it as Samuel L. I imagine the majority of people who see 'Black Snake Moan' won't enjoy it due to the fact they won't be able to stop themselves from thinking how unlikely the situations are. It alone is worth the ticket price.
As long as you're open minded and don't take everything seriously, there's no reason you won't leave the theater glad you saw it. No one is perfect and if everyone would realize that, then we'd be a lot better off. Like I said, to fully enjoy it you have to go in with an open mind, or else you're just wasting your money. Ricci breaks through and demonstrates true talent with a raw performance that also doubles as her best to date. » If you've been looking for a film where a out of control nympho gets chained to a radiator by an extremely religious southern man then look no further than Paramount Vantage's latest release 'Black Snake Moan'. I'm talking about the blues! When Lazarus discovers Rae covered in dust and clinging to life on the side of the road, he takes her in and nurses her back to health; but Lazarus isn't your typical caregiver, he's more concerned for Rae's immortal soul than he is for her physical well-being.
After so many highs I guess the final scenes were a tad weak compared to the rest of the film. In the film this unlikely pair cross paths long enough for their characters to each learn a lesson from one another. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making. The background characters are drab and flat while the ending is somewhat disappointing. Simply put, it's not for everyone. Now, after chaining Rae down and employing the power of the Good Book to curb the salacious seductress' hedonistic ways, Lazarus will be forced to confront his own darkest demons in order to save the soul of a woman whose one-way ticket to hell has already been paid in full. Love sometimes will leave you feeling sad and blue.
Until that day news came that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder. At the start, he fails miserably as he appears to be trying too hard. In love, just like I sung one of them songs a while ago and I put a verse in there saying that love hide all fault and make you do things you don't wanna do. The idea of a black man chaining a white woman up in his house is enough to make most people not even consider seeing it. And that means two people, supposed to be in love, when one or the other deceives.