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[wickedflea]

I'm watching Sling Blade again, and I can say that, in general, it's bullshit. There are parts of it I love, but so much of the dialogue and acting would make the pope weep. I hate supposedly realistic but ultimately overblown and false depictions of the South.

I'm curious--those Southerners out there: what movies do you think get it right?

edit: OK, it's a good and touching movie. But some of it bugs the shit out of me.

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[ferretsofglory.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I think it gets many parts of it right. I think The Apostle does too.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I think The Apostle was much better in terms of authenticity. And I actually like Billy Bob Thornton quite a bit. But please watch Sling Blade again and tell me it's authentic. I wouldn't make a movie about New Jersey and have everyone be a Fran Drescher soundalike.

[ferretsofglory.livejournal.com]

I'm probably a bad judge because I have an over extreme reverence for the Sling Blade story as a whole.

Only partially related, you should watch the french language track on the dvd. It is quite entertaining!