- Release Date: 2002
- Runtime: 111 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher ... see all
- Director: Marc Forster
- Plot: Set in the Southern United States, 'Monster's Ball' is a tale of a racist white man, Hank, who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically Hank is... Read more
User Reviews
monster's ball
Oct 22, 2008
saad20051989 - yahoo.com
Oct 22, 2008saad20051989 - yahoo.com
great achievement by the whole cast who added another taste to the script which is one of the best scripts in the year.... Full review
Kinda Intrigued
Aug 13, 2008
xox_badrhymer - yahoo.com
Aug 13, 2008xox_badrhymer - yahoo.com
The acting in this film, was fantastic. Halle Berry's performance ... amazing. The storyline is good, visuals above avergage. I just wish it were a little bit more relateable. Besides that good film, check it out.... Full review
Awful
Jul 07, 2008
zosyd - yahoo.com
Jul 07, 2008zosyd - yahoo.com
It won awards??? I thought it was awful! Then it wins awards????!!!! I thought it was a dismal depressing movie.... Full review
awesome
Jun 12, 2008
jacksonnathaniel90 - yahoo.com
Jun 12, 2008jacksonnathaniel90 - yahoo.com
creats a medium to say its all about the fans not me.Not minding the dark side making people happy is all that matters... Full review
the person who wrote the rewiew before me is an
May 14, 2008
wiesecarl - yahoo.com
May 14, 2008wiesecarl - yahoo.com
dumb ass fool who has zero taste. The person most likley has an issue with some content in the movie.... Full review
killer
May 03, 2008
bertlandbrown - yahoo.com
May 03, 2008bertlandbrown - yahoo.com
this show is the bomb,it deserve an oscar,especiall;the romantic scene nsjwujew bdhfyr hjfhfur nhfjdre4e jfrn jduiem f jir fj rjk kfkifitrjkr ikrmfkom, krktr kkfkrk kfkr5m jkfkt kftrtrki kogf,rm... Full review
Halle Berry exploitation flick, and that's it.
Apr 25, 2008
casapulla2001 - yahoo.com
Apr 25, 2008casapulla2001 - yahoo.com
This movie, simply isn't a good one. This is an exercise in taking one of LA's most beautiful actresses.. and one that had previous not had this sort of intense sex scenes (let's expose this movie for what it is)... and... Full review
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Apr 17, 2008
kimmiej69 - yahoo.com
Apr 17, 2008kimmiej69 - yahoo.com
I have tired many times to watch this movie and I was never able to get into this movie. The previews look great the in my opinion the movie did not hold up to it.... Full review
My second favourite film
Apr 17, 2008
eamon_ahern - yahoo.com
Apr 17, 2008eamon_ahern - yahoo.com
I wasn't sure about it when I first saw it. But now I could watch it again and again. I understand the point of the sex scene between Hank(Billy Bob) and Leticia(Halle). It is the turning point. The movie pivots on... Full review
What is this crap?
Apr 04, 2008
ducky5109 - yahoo.com
Apr 04, 2008ducky5109 - yahoo.com
What is up with this movie?! I would personally love to take away Halle Berry's Oscar and give it to an actress that deserves it more. The sex scenes were uncalled for! Billy Bob Thorton was awful. The story was fair,... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Nov 06, 2008Monsters and Critics
The 2.35:1 widescreen 1080p is quite strong for a film with an intentionally dull palette.....Heath Ledger adds an aimless despair to this character....A thesping tour de force no doubt about it and one of the best pictures of 2001 (Ebert actually claimed it his best picture of '01).....The pic gets a new DTS HD Master mix that works fine for a mostly dialogue-driven film.....There's not much visually interesting about rural Georgia and the general ambiance of the film doesn't exactly scream for high-def... ... Full Review
| Jun 01, 2008FilmInk
The themes of Monster's Ball are handled originally in a sexually graphic, often intense but strangely serene drama.....Thornton, recently outstanding in The Man Who Wasn't There, is once again extraordinarily expressive.....Monster's Ball is an unusual, rewarding film..... ... Full Review
| May 02, 2005Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY
Director Marc Forster's incisive and difficult film "Monster's Ball" features not only some of the best performances of the year (from Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry and Peter Boyle) but also one of the best scripts.
The only criticism I have of this film (and this may not be entirely fair) has to do with Halle Berry's appearance.
... Full Review
| Feb 17, 2005eFilmCritic.com
MONSTER'S BALL is a well-acted, well-meaning mess.....He was half right.....it compensated by flinging so much misery at the main characters, we are forced not to consider the inconsistencies of the story....Peter Boyle, who, in keeping with the other performers, is masterful in a slow, malignant performance.... ... Full Review
| Nov 15, 2004The Flick Filosopher
Oh, but this is a magical film, one that transports us not only to another, more delightful, place and time -- an Edwardian England that's slightly idealized, heightened in its charm and refinement -- but to within the vivid flights of fancy of a writer whose fantastical inventions -- Neverland, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell -- continue to mesmerize us and speak to us today, a century later. ... Full Review
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