Billy Bob Thorton succeeds in creating not only a story but a character of true remark. Molly Ringwald gives a stirring portrayal of the definite cynic while the late and great JT Walsh shines as a sick rapist who doesn't understand what he's doing. Is it the system that has created such people or the people themselves? That's the question asked in the brave, "Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade."