classicsoncall
You can always expect a competent performance from Samuel L. Jackson, but Christina Ricci is simply outstanding here in her role as the white trash town whore Rae, devastated by her boyfriend's enlistment in the Army. Some will see this as a sexploitation film, what with Ricci's nearly naked body on display most of the time, and the theatrical poster suggesting a bondage theme to titillate potential movie goers. The picture itself is a bit more complex than that, examining the fragile relationship between a down and out former blues man and the woman he's attempting to cure of her sex addiction. What didn't quite ring true for me was the idea that Lazarus (Jackson) didn't know who Rae was when he found her by the side of the road. Seems like everyone else in town knew about her and her sordid reputation. For her part, Rae's unbridled lust to get it on with anything that moved seemed seriously hyped; that scene suggesting her seduction of young Lincoln (Neimus K. Williams) went clearly over the top. This isn't the type of film one seeks out for it's entertainment value because it's pretty bleak most of the time, though the redemption theme gets to play out in due course, even if the credibility factor gets stretched to the max. I thought the story was a good one, and if you're a fan of blues music, the bar scene when Jackson brings out the Gibson ES-335 is a cool bonus.
asus-kybd
She played it brilliantly but it cost her a career since she's not been cast in anything since! Well PHUCK YOU, Hollywood! Buncha hypocrites, this film was the only R rated one I've ever seen which GAVE ME WOOD! Oh my GOD, what guts this woman had to even do it! I've actually known a few females like this and although we guys all want 'em... you can't keep 'em! Nope, sex addiction is the most expensive and life-destroying drug on the planet. You'd be surprised (or maybe not) how many sexually molested females are within 50 feet of you on a daily basis and not even know it but it's more common than most think, as I was a victim of it too when I was a kid.Christina Ricci is not only stunning but brilliant with acting skills and the BALLS to employ them. I wanna have her babies. She's like another Carrie Fisher to me, rocks the apple cart and I love that in women! Cheers
SnoopyStyle
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.
slightlymad22
Given the talent involved, I'm surprise this failed to find an audience as both Samuel L Jackson and Christina Ricci are superb and Justin Timberlake in a smaller role is very good too. I can only assume that it was horribly promoted and marketed, because the artwork I have seen online make it seem like it's a more sex orientated movie than it is. Plot In A Paragraph: Mississippi bluesman (Jackson) who holds a troubled local woman (Ricci) captive in his house in an attempt to cure her of her nymphomania after finding her severely beaten on the side of a road.I have seen some reviews that completely miss the point of the movie and just see a young skinny nymphomaniac white girl chained to an older black mans radiator, whoever did the marketing and promotion for the movie seems to think the same thing!!
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