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[[Sarcasm Mode|Fun little upbeat slice-of-life comedy]] where some nice [[The Deep South|southern folks]] learn some [[Magical Negro|fun things]] together about friendship and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the blues]]. Memorable for the scene where [[Samuel L Jackson|Samuel L.]] motherfucking [[Badass|Jackson]] [[Rule of Cool|plays an electric guitar]] [[Empathic Environment|in a thunderstorm]], even if for no other reason.
[[Sarcasm Mode|Fun little upbeat slice-of-life comedy]] where some nice [[The Deep South|southern folks]] learn some [[Magical Negro|fun things]] together about friendship and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the blues]]. Memorable for the scene where [[Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel L.]] motherfucking [[Badass|Jackson]] [[Rule of Cool|plays an electric guitar]] [[Empathic Environment|in a thunderstorm]], even if for no other reason.


In real life (aka not [[Sarcasm Mode]]), the 2006 film is about a cantankerous former Blues singer/guitarist named Lazarus ([[Samuel L Jackson]]) who has fallen on hard times. His wife leaves him for his brother and his faith in both God and other people is rather low. Then he meets Rae ([[Christina Ricci]]): a nymphomaniac struggling with her sex addiction and other psychological problems now that her boyfriend Ronnie ([[Justin Timberlake]]) has gone off to the military. Lazarus finds her beaten and unconscious in the road near his home and decides to "cure" her: cure in this case standing for chaining her to a radiator. However, after much friction, Rae slowly starts to listen to what Lazarus has to say about life through his music and through learning how to deal with her problems.
In real life (aka not [[Sarcasm Mode]]), the 2006 film is about a cantankerous former Blues singer/guitarist named Lazarus ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) who has fallen on hard times. His wife leaves him for his brother and his faith in both God and other people is rather low. Then he meets Rae ([[Christina Ricci]]): a nymphomaniac struggling with her sex addiction and other psychological problems now that her boyfriend Ronnie ([[Justin Timberlake]]) has gone off to the military. Lazarus finds her beaten and unconscious in the road near his home and decides to "cure" her: cure in this case standing for chaining her to a radiator. However, after much friction, Rae slowly starts to listen to what Lazarus has to say about life through his music and through learning how to deal with her problems.


A polarizing film, it made quite a splash with its controversial subjects that include but are not limited to rape, sexual addiction, parental abuse, anxiety disorders, and religious outlooks.
A polarizing film, it made quite a splash with its controversial subjects that include but are not limited to rape, sexual addiction, parental abuse, anxiety disorders, and religious outlooks.
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* [[Above the Influence]]: Mercifully, Lazarus refuses Rae's initial advances to have sex with her in favor of helping her deal with her condition.
* [[Above the Influence]]: Mercifully, Lazarus refuses Rae's initial advances to have sex with her in favor of helping her deal with her condition.
* [[Badass]]: Lazarus (but then again, it's Samuel L. Motherfuckin' Jackson so that goes without saying)
* [[Badass]]: Lazarus (but then again, it's Samuel L. Motherfuckin' Jackson so that goes without saying)
* [[Contemptible Cover]]: Both [[Samuel L Jackson]] and [[Christina Ricci]] have mentioned that they're not fond of the film's poster and how it overblows the potential [[Fetish Fuel]] at the expense of everything else.
* [[Contemptible Cover]]: Both [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and [[Christina Ricci]] have mentioned that they're not fond of the film's poster and how it overblows the potential [[Fetish Fuel]] at the expense of everything else.
* [[The Deep South]]: Tennessee
* [[The Deep South]]: Tennessee
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Christina Ricci ate a diet of fats and starches to give herself an unhealthy appearance for the film, and wore an actual 40-pound chain for all the scenes with it.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Christina Ricci ate a diet of fats and starches to give herself an unhealthy appearance for the film, and wore an actual 40-pound chain for all the scenes with it.