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Monster's Ball

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I watched this movie almost 15 years ago and watched it again today-

Wow- I did not realize the movie was so deep. I caught the racism, broken family, broken prison system etc.

But what I did not realize was how well the movie was made. Of course, when I first saw it, I said good acting but watching it again, I see real good acting also super deep implications-

I also love the movie because it delivers the movie effectively in the perfect time. Not much to cut out-

Great movie overall!

What an amazingly realistic & at times almost documentary-like tale of how God works in mysterious ways to create a beautiful humane love bond & union of souls out of tragedy & vulgar merciless inhumanity...Halle Berry & BillyBob Thornton give excellent performances under a great director who let them swing high & low to there own tune at times. Mr.Thornton's boyish attempts to please & satisfy his new girlfriend is embarrassing yet Ms. Berry turns out to be mature and open- hearted enough to swing hot. Thornton is a quick study & picks up on her cues to the feel good delight of them both...and splits some juicy black oak the way a white boy should who has recently broken the chains of racial prejudice. The kudos and Academy awarding is well deserved. A work of art.

In this 2002 social drama Hank Grotowski [Billy Bob Thornton], a widower, and his son, Sonny [Heath Ledger], are officers in a local state prison who live with Hank's ailing racist father and have to oversee the execution of a convicted murderer. But the execution brings forth unexpected events and shortly afterward Hank and the executed man’ wife, Leticia [Halle Berry], begin an affair but can it last and what secrets do they hide from one another?
The film spends much of the first quarter centring on the execution and the preparation that goes into it. Halle plays the verbally and physically abusive mother with a stark, tragic reality. Well acted and filmed, it gives a bleak and disturbing snapshot of the ugly underbelly of the American dream.
The single disc opens to main menu offering play, chapter index and extra features [2 commentaries, 2 making of and deleted scenes]. There is no language or subtitle availability. With nudity, sex and swearing from the outset, this is an obvious 15-18 rating depending on the country. Full of adult themes such as using prostitutes for casual sex, racism, dysfunctional family life, physical and verbal abuse, suicide and a graphic portrayal of the electric chair in use, I’m surprised this is generally released as a 15 certificate. it won’t suit everyone but it is undeniably a ***** view.