Author: Billy Bob Thornton

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 11-06-2002

Details: Amazon.ca Acclaimed by critics, garlanded with an Oscar for its leading actress, and carried by its lead actor, Monster's Ball is one of those films that surprises with its harshness. Director Marc Foster plunges us into an ocean of pain with this story. In the humid atmosphere of the American South, Leticia (Halle Berry) falls in love with a man she met while rushing her obese son to the hospital, who turns out to be responsible for her husband's execution. This man, Hank, is played by Billy Bob Thornton, one of the most surprising actors of the moment. Thornton plays with complete restraint, a style in which he excels, as he had already proven in the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There. He is the cornerstone of this drama where a sticky atmosphere, paralyzed emotions, and everyday racism are carried by Marc Foster's sharp imagery. Thanks to nervous direction, a perfectly timed sense of ellipsis, and fully mastered cinematography, Foster's first feature film is a quite accomplished work, despite an abrupt ending and sometimes hysterical acting from Berry that clashes with the rest. Monster's Ball remains a hard, jagged film, depicting the paradoxical everyday life of characters beaten by life without any makeup. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 807581501038

EAN: 0807581501038

Languages: French

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood