Monsters Ball
The aftermath of series of disastrous occurrences in a family, everyone is careful on who they relate with.
14 August 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 December 1973, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
December 19, 1981 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
1991
December 26, 2010
This brutal movie is for adults only.
December 06, 2004
Forster makes us too intimate with these characters. But, heavy-handed and derivative as it is, its lead actors strike some resonant chords....
March 04, 2002
A textbook example of fearless filmmaking, exhibiting a brand of gritty realism that's hard to watch but impossible to ignore.
February 08, 2003
Thornton and Berry show us what acting is in this movie.
February 10, 2002
A powerful and poignant motion picture not about racism and redemption, as one might initially suppose, but about one of the most urgent and universal of human needs -- that of finding solace for pain and loneliness.
July 20, 2002
A serious movie made by seriously talented people, and I never quite came 'round to it.
February 08, 2002
Though the film can initially seem off-putting, Monster's Ball slowly and quietly gets under your skin.
February 16, 2002
[Forster] tells his story with directness and simplicity and without the high hallmarks of the soaps' gooey emotional lubrication.
December 25, 2006
Though marred by script that telegraphs its messages, this drama still manages to tell a compelling love story betweenn a redneck guard and a black widow, well played by Billy Bob Thronton and particularly Halle Berre, who should get Oscar nomination
January 29, 2003
Halle Berry turns in an amazing performance.
November 06, 2002
It's not a polemic on the death penalty, race relations or family dynamics. It's a character study that really sticks with you.
March 02, 2003
Forster's poised direction, as well as powerful turns from Billy Bob Thornton and the Oscar-winning Halle Berry, make this compelling viewing.
