Monster's Ball (2001)

Directors:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Will Rokos, Milo Addica

Actors:

Bernard Johnson, Milo Addica, Marcus Lyle Brown, John McConnell, Francine Segal, Anthony Bean

Synopsis:

Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's inter-racial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers.
  • Romance
  • Drama
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78

Monster's Ball (2001)

Engrossing and quite well-acted. The race issue was handled superbly and never once felt baiting or oversold. However, I want to believe the ending (a lot of this actually) was deliberate but it didn't feel that way at all.
MildredFierce
January 27, 2014