Sling Blade

Overview
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Reviews (2)
Wuchak (Rated: 6)
When a murderer is the likable protagonist, mmm-hmm
A simple, slow, seemingly pensive man (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital in central Arkansas after 30 years and gets a job fixing lawnmowers. He makes friends with a boy & his mother (Natalie Canerday) and they let him...
Filipe Manuel Neto (Rated: 9)
A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.
I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing and moving story, which doesn't try to escape the ha...
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