Sling Blade (DVD)

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and stars in this quietly powerful character study of Karl Childers, an intellectually disabled man who returns to his hometown after serving 25 years in an institution for killing his mother and her lover. Childers moves in with a woman and her young son, whom he has befriended, but soon faces adversity from the woman's redneck boyfriend. Lucas Black, Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter co-star. Director's cut; 148 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.