If you're a big Billy Bob Thornton fan, you've prolly seen "Daddy And Them". I'm not much of a movie watcher, preferring news and sports. I saw "Daddy And Them" last night (while I was playing poker) on one of the movie channels and was moved. Billy Bob Thornton is effortless. Andy Griffith turned in a brilliant performance. Laura Dern was awesome. Kelly Preston was unrecognizable.

I'm always amazed at how quickly a Billy Bob Thornton role can pull me in. One minute you think "Hey, its the actor with the country accent.." and the next minute the movie is over and you're shaking your head, "Wow". My wife saw Slingblade for the first time the other night and didn't even realize the protagonist was Billy Bob Thornton.

Of course, not everyone is a Billy Bob fan. Ravenwood told me "If Monster's Ball was the sequel to Monster's Inc., it sucked big time."