I've recently been binge-watching Billy Bob Thornton in the Goliath series having not watched the series when it first aired. This prompted me to watch Sling Blade. Wow. Having been impressed with BBT in Goliath and remembering all the hype surrounding Sling Blade, I settled in to enjoy - or so I thought - 2+ hours of a BBT creation: writer, director and actor. The first 20 minute showed promise but the whole thing just ran out of steam. I like to read User Reviews, often other viewers point out things that are interesting. I'm honestly surprised by all the 8/10 - 10/10 with only a small fraction of lower scores. So many viewers waxed prophetically about the "brilliant performances" of the various actors such as Dwight Yoakam's. I don't see it. Ultimately the whole production took on a "Movie of The Week" feel - for those of you who remember television in the 70s...you know who you are...haha!!
Review of Sling Blade
