A weird movie

I remember it very well, before this movie was released, there was a pretty good buzz about it. Indeed, after the critical success of ‘Hustle & Flow’, there was some pretty high expectations concerning Craig Brewer’s directing follow-up. Eventually, even though it has somewhat become a cult-classic for some people, it didn’t really find an audience when it was released and it is not really surprising. Basically, it is a rather weird movie with some very peculiar theories, for example that you can cure something like nymphomania with blues. In my opinion, I think there are 2 ways to handle this flick. You either take it seriously and you won't like it because it is rather unrealistic or you don't take it seriously, you loose yourself in this rather messed up world and you may end up enjoying it. I guess I was pretty much in between. I mean, the directing was very good and all the actors involved (even Justin Timberlake) provided some solid and decent performances but, somehow, I can’t say I was really blown away by the whole thing. I guess my main issue was that I was never really fascinated by the story or by the characters involved. Still, in spite of its flaws, it remains a really intriguing feature and it is definitely worth a look. 

6/10