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Monster's Ball, 2001

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry

Directed by: Marc Forster

Written by: Milo Addica

Language: English

Country: USA, Canada

Runtime: 111 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.2

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The mood of Monster's Ball is emotional, gloomy, and captivating. The plot centers around racism, redemption, and a love affair. It is a drama, independent, and romance movie. Stylistically, Monster's Ball is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Monster's Ball is set in Georgia. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. Note that Monster's Ball includes strong sexual content, nudity, and profanity.

Summary of Monster's Ball

Set in modern Mississippi, Monster's Ball subtly examines the impact of personal loss and the transforming power of human connection. The movie begins in the state penitentiary's death row, where father-and-son prison guards Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) administer the execution of a black death-row inmate Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs), who leaves behind a wife, Leticia (Halle Berry), and son, Tyrell (Coronji Calhoun). When both Hank and Leticia's children subsequently die, the two grieving parents are accidentally thrust together, where they begin to find comfort and eventually a form of redemption.

Employing a languid pace and minimalist dialogue, Monster's Ball slowly moves forward on the strength of the cast's performances (including a supporting turn from Peter Boyle as Hank's ailing racist father, Buck) and Marc Forster's understated direction. The complex characters are allowed to develop gradually over the course of the entire movie, making the film a richly satisfying character study rather than a quick, plot-driven confection.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, Canada
Release date:	11 November 2001
Runtime:	111 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Halle Berry for Best Actress at the 2001 Academy Awards

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Billy Bob Thornton

as Hank Grotowski

Halle Berry

as Leticia Musgrove

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Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball (2001)

P. Diddy as Lawrence Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001)

Heath Ledger as Sonny Grotowski in Monster's Ball (2001)

Halle Berry and Coronji Calhoun in Monster's Ball (2001)

Heath Ledger, P. Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball (2001)

Billy Bob Thornton, Peter Boyle and Heath Ledger in Monster's Ball (2001)

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Rolling Stone

The actors make it unique and unforgettable. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

The New York Times

The raw intimacy of some of the scenes -- whether they take place at a diner, in the death house or in the bedroom -- is breathtaking. Full Review

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by: Dana Stevens

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SPOILER ALERT.....A prison guard has a son who commits suicide. A wife of a prisoner who is executed at the prison has a son who is run over by a hit & run driver. The prison guard witnesses the mother trying to pick up her son in the driving rain,... Read and rate it

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

If you can get past the "THE DEATH PENELTY IS SO WRONG AND SO INHUMANE" heavy handed begining, you might like this movie. However, notice how you never find out what P Diddy did to get the death penalty...that's the way liberals argue, they just say... Read and rate it

12.October.2009
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by: Dan
Dan rated this movie0/10

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