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Mentally disabled Karl Childers is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and her lover. When starting a new life in a small town, Karl befriends a young boy named Frank and devises a way to save Frank from years of abuse.
An abundance of long, flat medium shots that rob the film of intimacy and give it a sleepy pace.
May 08, 2002
Groucho Reviews
Thornton brings three key ingredients to the table: distinctive, rich, authentic Southern locations, patient and painterly atmosphere, and a precise and fresh character to study. [Blu-ray]
In Sling Blade, Thornton lays claim to the title of hyphenate of the year.
January 01, 2000
Salon.com
By its midpoint, however, Thornton has begun forcing both the film's poetry and the preternatural goodness of its simple-minded protagonist, and Sling Blade's sweet charms begin to curdle.