Review of Sling Blade (1996) by Kevin M. W — 11 Feb 2013
Its a Hollywood gimme: feature a mentally/physically challenged soul as the central character in a picture and, bingo, Oscar time. And the twist? We learn to forgive and love ourselves through the big, wide open heart of the poor pathetic lug who's more human than us despite their infirmities.
In this one the crazy murderering guy who's actually been committed turns out to be the nicest guy in the town! Thornton went Hollywood with this ... and never looked back. Yoakam's good as the bad guy, too.
This review of Sling Blade (1996) was written by Kevin M. W on 11 Feb 2013.
Sling Blade has generally received very positive reviews.
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