Black Snake Moan
Perpetually wide-eyed and mega-snarly bedraggled, Christina Ricci prowls through Black Snake Moan looking like something the cat dragged in. If you're anything like me, you'll be very grateful to the cat. (Whoza good kitty? Boo zha zha zha . . . ) In the third feature by Hustle & Flow writer-director Craig Brewer, Ricci plays Rae, a young, trashed-out nymphomaniac — with an emphasis on "maniac." Which is to say that she seems compelled to give herself sexually to just about every man she encounters, which leads to some pretty dicey situations, particularly if there's a football team in her vicinity.

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