Vivid `Sling Blade' carves out a special niche

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: November 27, 1996| Author: ROGER EBERT | Copyright information
Sling Blade (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 Karl Childers Billy Bob Thornton Doyle Hargraves

Dwight Yoakam Vaughan Cunningham

John Ritter Charles Bushman J.T. Walsh Frank Wheatley Lucas Black Karl's father Robert Duvall Written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Running time: 135 minutes. Rated R (for strong language, including descriptions of violent and sexual behavior). Opening today at Pipers Alley. "Sling Blade" begins with a remarkable monologue delivered straight t...

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