4/4  Classic!
This may be one of my all time favorite dramas. The story is so unusual and well written. This alone should induce you to watch this movie. However, it also has a great cast that really does a tremendous job. Particularly Lucas Black w... (read full)

4/4  Biscuits and mustard @ #57.
This movie is superb! Billy Bob Thornton gives what surely will be recognized as the best performance of his career. Some will argue that it is less challenging for an actor to play the role of a character that he created and directed hims... (read full)

4/4  One of the all time best
This movie was awesome. I've seen it at least 20 times. Carl was a very believable character. Billy Bob really outdid himself in this film. As one of the classics and my personal favorites I have to give it a four out of four. This is... (read full)

4/4  Sling Blade Quick Review
Grounded by Billy Bob Thortons incredibly poingiant performance,Sling Blade is a haunting, touching and unforgettable film.

3.5/4  Sling Blade Quick Review
Billy Bob Thornton is perfect for the role of sling blade. I did feel for his character and the communities very much. The pacing is good, the plot is great, and the execution is solid. A great overall movie for the masses.

5/5 like new
  by Stacy S. Barfield (Richfield, NC)
Great movie bought used but everyhting in it looked like new. As for the movie it's a classic I'm sure just about everyone has seen, funny yet serious, everyone should see it at least once, but once isn't enough so you should buy it!!

5/5 When I can not forget each scene then it was a good movie.
  by Mary S. Spangler (Schaumburg, Illinois)
I won't tell you the story. I will tell you how it was told and give some information that may increase the joy and insight that you can get from this masterpiece. Real life takes time and is filled with little telling events that you can unlock if you are a good listener, and not just another speaker waiting to talk. This string of simple and sometimes silly events are told through Karl at his pace and understanding. This story is about trust and the abuse that does not leave scars.
In 1955 a retarded adult neighbor named Ike played baseball with us in our small Illinois town. He lived in a shack with an elderly couple without utilities. They were not his parents but just some people who took him in. He was invited to our birthday parties because he never got ice cream. He was big, scary and drooled but there was a place for him until the old people died. We had out grown Ike and at my first Thanksgiving home from college I learned that he had gone to an institution and soon died there. No one knew why. We didn't have mean people in our town but I can see this story could have been real and "To kill a Mockingbird" could have also happened.

5/5 The Title Turned Me Off
  by Ray A. Lambert (Newburgh, IN)
Horror, Murder, Sci-Fi crap turn me completely OFF & to this day I can't remember how I happened to watch this video but watch it I have over & over again. Each of the actors played their parts perfectly. Billy Bob Thornton will have a tremendous job of ever doing a better job in another movie than he did in this. He did such an unbelievable portrayal of Karl. Each of the rest of the actors, Lucas Black was perfect for the part of the boy who was about to be 'shut out' by his single mother's lover(Dwight Yoakam)---that had a drinking problem among others. W/o giving anything away its a grown ups video of life as it happens in small town America which just happend to be Arkansas. Best video you'll see in a looooog time.

5/5 Gooood Movie
  by Joann B. Nelson (San Bernardino, CA USA)
I am very happy with my purchase. I like this movie "Sling Blade" and glad that I bought it.
Thank you.

5/5 Sling Blade
  by M. Bodnar (Carlsbad, CA USA)
I'll keep this short. THIS MOVIE IS INTENSE! I think this is Billy Bob Thornton's finest work. All of the acting is great in this movie. The relationship between "Karl" and "Frank" is so endearing and heart wrenching at the same time. The soundtrack fits the movie perfectly. The climatic guitar playing.....whoa! You could not possibly be disappointed with this film. It's in my "favorites" category. A must see!