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Plot:
Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a ps...( read more 
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MCT:July 31, 2008
Excellent movie with a great performance by Billy Bob. Kudos to him as well for writing and directing.
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MCT:July 22, 2008Billy Bob's masterpiece, an impressive combo of script, direction and acting. well paced with excellent performances by Lucas Black, John Ritter, Dwight Yoakam and others. Thornton is simply astonishing.
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MCT:July 16, 2008
I like them french fried tators, mhmm.
Karl, played by Billy Bob Thorton, is a mentally challenged man who was put in the state hospital when he killed his mother and a man she slept with. After twenty years in the hospital, Karl returns to his home town.
Karl has had a hard life, being raised in a shed behind his parents' home and burying his premature baby brother, and has a hard time getting on his feet after being released. He's gets a job fixing machinery with the help of the hospital director. He also gets to know a little boy named Frank, played by Lucas Black.
Karl and Frank quickly become close friends. Their relationship is one of the most touching I have ever seen on screen. Through Frank, Karl also meets Frank's mother Linda, played by Natalie Canerday, Linda's boss Vaughan, played by John Ritter, and Linda's abusive boyfriend Doyle, played by Dwight Yoakam.
A breathtaking performance from Thorton in this movie. And a great supporting cast to go along with it, with even a short scene with Robert Duvall playing Karl's father. Ritter does a fantastic job playing the concerned family friend and it's a shame the only thing I have seen Canerday in since this is "Walk the Line" where she plays a June Carter fan.
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MCT:July 13, 2008Billie Bob Thorton and Lucas Black both give outstanding performances in this movie..Karl has his day of reconing
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MCT:July 4, 2008
interesting story...what a unique character Billy Bob created in this movie and put him on the map....touching..interesting...go see it!
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MCT:July 3, 2008
this is a movie i grew up with and man is it good n_n I love it a lot. heh id recommentd watching it
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MCT:July 1, 2008I first saw this film in my Directing class in film school. I know why my instructor chose it, there is not much wrong that the director did here. Billy Bob got out of the way of the story and let the characters & the story shine through. I recently rewatched this movie with a friend that had never seen it and it made me have an all-new appreciation for this movie brilliance.
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MCT:May 19, 2008Forrest Gump meets Anthony Perkins. Someday, someone will have to tell me what makes this movie stand out.
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MCT:May 19, 2008
This movie is a classic.Billy Bob Thornton continues to deliver excellent must see performances.I highly recommend this film.
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MCT:May 6, 2008
Sling Blade was Billy Bob Thornton greatest achievement. His acting was Flawless. Thornton was robbed (IMO) of an Oscar in 1996, losing to Geoffrey Rush. I demand a recount!
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MCT:May 1, 2008
- "Ever think of killing yourself on purpose like my daddy done?"
- "I studied about it. The Bible says you ought not to. It says if you do that, you go off to Hades. Some folks call it Hell, I call it Hades."
This is without a doubt one of the most original and yet powerful and touching movies I have ever seen. This is true drama with Billy Bob showing his unique acting skills, this is not one to be missed.
Billy Bob Thornton is Karl Childers, a mentally handicapped man who is released from a psychiatric hospital after killing his mother and her lover. At the start of the film Karl is interviewed for the newspaper and we can discover the circumstances of the deaths. Karl decides to go back and settle in his hometown, where he soon meets a young boy who he becomes friends with. It's not long before he meets the boy's mother and her abusive boyfriend, who is cruel to both the boy and the mother. It's written and directed beautifully by Billy Bob, making this moving and touching from the beginning. A truly original story.
Billy Bob Thornton was again amazing, there's no stop to him surprising me with his acting and versatility. It's hard to imagine Karl Childers is actually Bad Santa, and although I love him in comedies he really is just as brilliant in these types of films. Dwight Yoakam also gives a great performance and Lucas Black was brilliant for his part. The emotion and story made this believable and the performances from the actors was terrific. Definitely worth seeing if you haven't already, this is Billy Bob Thornton at his best. -
MCT:April 29, 2008
really cool performance by billy bob thornton .. i love the way he gives chemistry to his character .. wonderful story
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MCT:April 25, 2008
I am not a huge fan of Billy Bob Thornton but he played the part of Karl to perfection in this movie.
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MCT:April 24, 2008kind fo a cool movie, a bit slow and so on, but its a great piece, billy bob playes yet another really wierd character, as usual, wellsince i made the whole flick himself so why not.. it aint all that fast and intriging but still i liked the pace of it..
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MCT:March 21, 2008
Billy Bob Thornton at his best. Not only did Thornton write and direct this masterpiece, he starred as the lead character, Karl Childers. A mental patient, suffering from a life of abuse as a child, and eventual imprisonment, returns to society only to discover that his world is truly that of the insane asylum as an anti-socialite.Billy Bob Thorton is pure genius.
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MCT:March 16, 2008
I heard this man had to do it all himself just to get Hollywood to notice him. I definately noticed his ability when I sat down to this flick. Powerful stuff Mr Thornton!!
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MCT:March 16, 2008
Awesome movie.
DOYLE
What's all them books?
KARL
Different ones. The Bible's one of
'em.
DOYLE
You believe in the Bible?
KARL
A good deal of it, I reckon. Can't
understand all of it.
DOYLE
Well, I can't understand none of
it. This one begat this one and
that one begat this one and begat
and begat and begat and lo somebody
sayeth some shit or another. Just
how retarded are you?
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MCT:March 10, 2008
THIS MOVIE STILL FREAK'S ME OUT I LOVE THIS MOVIE I WISH I HAD SOMEONE LIKE HIM TO TAKE CARE OF MY PERVERTED DAD!
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MCT:March 4, 2008
Thorton put crushed glass in his shoes so that his character would walk with a consistent limp....
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MCT:March 2, 2008
John Ritter should have received an Academy Award nomination for his subtle, understated role. A beautiful, touching film.
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MCT:February 22, 2008
When is it o.k. to kill someone by smacking them in the head with a lawnmower blade? FIND OUT in SLING BLADE the MODERN CLASSIC!
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MCT:February 11, 2008
talk bout disturbing movie...but brilliant acting from Billy Bob and Dwight...i still get chills when i think of this movie!
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Comments
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pirateXgirlXclaudiaposted 254 days ago -
Why does everyone seem to love this movie? It was the most boring, slow moving, predictable, pathetic waste of time ever. I knew the resolution after 15 minutes. Is this movie a joke? Was it supposed to be ble? Did everyone who saw this movie and subsequently reviewed it bash their head repeatedly on the sidewalk beforehand? The world may never know. I, for one, know that, had I not seen this movie, I would be more confident that the average person has an IQ greater than that of a common ground squirrel. Seriously, whats the big deal? I can sum it up in one sentence: Retarded biscuit-lovin' psycho kills man, plot. Don't see this travesty.
posted 366 days ago -
One of the best movie ever made! And Dwight Yoakam was unreal in this move.
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