Review of Monster's Ball (2001) by Nia Virginia J — 21 Apr 2009
Monster's Ball is artful and solemn, magnanimous and atmospheric. It's inlaid with wordless scenes accumulated to produce a mosaic of meaningfulness about life in the American South and the possibility of redemption through love.
Its message is conveyed effectively and relentlessly. There is never any reluctance to display gratuitous racism or sex. The controversial sex scene in particular between Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry is graphic and explicit.
..almost pornographic material. It's these scenes, along with several others, that create an engaging hook to compellingly reel in a viewer for the (approximately) 110-minute duration.
This review of Monster's Ball (2001) was written by Nia Virginia J on 21 Apr 2009.
Monster's Ball has generally received positive reviews.
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