Black Snake (1973)
6/10
Not bad at all!
24 February 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly, this is a movie built on a strong premise. The same could have ended up as a gruesome fare or an overly dramatic fare in other hands. In this case, it remains entertaining.

While the story had its good plot going for it (racism and reverse racism, exploitation, inhumanity, revenge and even misuse of religion), what may count as negatives is the average to poor acting of the leading man and the slave driver. Also, the scenes in the darkness could have been done much better. For instance, when Charles runs after Jonathan, I thought for a moment that he'd run back into the house.

A few points are not clear - how was Susan so comfortable with the slave driver after the previous night's incidents? How were Charles and Susan so comfortable after the day's violent incidents? Why did the capitaine keep Charles' secret? Why was Charles captured? What happened to Charles? Anyway, I enjoyed watching the movie, especially due to its premise.
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