i suppose this be what be call southern gothic . it star samuel l. jackson and christina ricci and and also justin timberlake be feature in a role . timberlake do good work and much to my surprise and i do not expect it of him . when youre lose and you can not find your way home that the black snake moan . the people in this movie be definitely lose in many way and psychologically and emotionally damage and betray by those they trust and love and fill with a lot of pain . samuel l. jackson play a blue singer or musician whose wife have mess around with his brother and now leave him for his brother and along with abort a child he have hop to have with her . christina ricci character be a woman who be sexually abuse when young this have turn her into a self destructive nymphomaniac while allow men to treat her badly . the story lie in the intersection of these two character life . it be a love story and but not a sexual love story and between them the old black man and the young white woman . it be different from most film hollywood grind out . i highly recommend it . 10 star .