Sam L. Gives a Tour De Force Performance

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2007)

I went to the theater, intending on seeing the 300. But it started to late and I wanted to have dinner first. So me and my buddy settle on Black Snake Moan. Now the movie started off a bit shaky for me and to tell you quite honestly, I had no idea what the movie was going to be about. All I knew it started Sam L Jackson and Christina Ricci, two actors I admire in past movies. The film takes place in an unnamed hard-times town in the south somewhere. Sam L is going through some stuff separately from Christina Ricci. Fate brings them together and the movie really takes off. You don't know if he is crazy, but you definitely know that she is. The poster gives you no hint on what happens next. Sam L amazed me with all of his abilities. And there is a scene that is definitive to the movie and I don't want to say, but you know it when you see it (and here it). Special movies have those scenes (i.e. Harrison Ford's gun play in Raiders, Holly Hunter dance scene in Living Out Loud, Brad Pitt scene at the end of Seven, Uma 88 scene in Kill Bill Pt1). Some movies just have those definitive moments which makes the movie great and this memorable scene, lets just say it involves a storm, will transfix you. I didn't think I would like the movie and I ended up loving it. This is, by far, Sam L Jackson best performance to date! Even better than his bible verse quoting Jules in Pulp Fiction. And to tell you quite frankly, the man needs to do more work like this and less films like The Man or Deep Blue. Samuel L Jackson can act and he GROWLS in this film. And I didn't even mention the fantastic job that Christina Ricci does. But, by far, Sam L is the star of the pic.