U Turn (1997)
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Starring: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Bob Thornton, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler
Rated: R for Strong Violence, Sexuality and Language
Running Time: 2 h 5 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Some Acting
WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Directing, Editing
A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt is waylaid in a strange Arizona town where everything goes wrong.
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Sling Blade (1996)
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Lucas Black, John Ritter, James Hampton
Rated: R for Strong Language, Including Descriptions of Violent and Sexual Behavior
Running Time: 2 h 15 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing and Predictability Problems
After twenty-five years in captivity, Karl Childers, a mentally challenged man, is released from the hospital where he was put after he murdered his mother and her lover.
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