A Very Good Film In An Odd Wrapper

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2008)

This is a film where the slogan, "It's not what you think", holds true. The film is about redemption and hope in the face of tremendous difficulties. The main character Rae, played by Christina Ricci, is a nymphomaniac. Her main man Ronnie, played by Justin Timberlake, has serious emotional problems. Both are adrift in a world that that is intent on devouring them. One of Rae's "lovers", Gill, played by Michael Raymond-James, who happens to be a so-called friend of Ronnie, severely beats her up and leaves her for dead. But this is where the story begins and I can only give you a few more details without ruining it for you. She is found unconscious and semi-naked the morning after Gill beat her by a black man named Lazarus, played by Samuel L. Jackson, who tends to her and helps her. I cannot give you any further details. See the film with an open mind. You won't regret it.