Monster's Ball details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger |
| Director: | Marc Forster |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Studio: | CINEMA CLUB |
| Name | Discs | |
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Monster's Ball |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 48 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 11 Nov 2002 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Well worth watching
By Ken from Haywards Heath , 21 Feb 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
This film is about three generations of the same family who work for the corectional services in the state penitentiary. They are responsible for death row and they take real pride in ensuring that their executions are carried out professionaly and with as much care and consideration for the victim as possible.
The story follows one execution and simultaneously follows the lives of those involved, the victim, the officers and the victims family.
By chance the man responsible for supervising the execution meets the victims wife afterwards and begins a relationship with her without realising the connection.
The acting is first rate and whilst the subject matter is grim, the story is fascinating. Halle Berry is particuarly good as the wife of the convict.
Good picture and sound quality and interesting extras make this a good disc to rent.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(161)Chemical reaction
By a customer , 25 Jan 2013Simple and epic (and unbelievable, but do we care?!) as a fairy tale - great direction and performances with superb chemistry.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Overall Disapointing
By a customer , 13 Jan 2012Acting was great.
Story didn't go into enough depth and meaning however, and was a bit of a let down altogether really.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Death, sex n love!
By a customer , 24 Sep 2011There are exceptional scenes in this film, its a good film over all, but I was left with so many questions..Films that leave a bit of mystery will make anyone want to watch the sequal but in this case it ended at the end of the film.. Heath Ledger (RIP) played his part very well, as did Billy Bob Thorton, Halle Berry's accent and some of the lines in the film could have been a little bit more convincing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Gritty and hard-hitting. Definitely worth a watch
By a customer , 25 Aug 2011A gritty and hard-hitting drama that definitely optimises those dealing with death. A great act from Halle Berry - a film I would watch again- Was this review helpful to you?
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Lovely Lost Heath Ledger
By LizS (24 reviews) from Feltham , 26 May 2011Excellent
Know why Halle Berry won the Oscar!
The lovely lost Heath Ledger worth the film
Billy Bob Thornton, not the actor I thought he was, was excellent- Was this review helpful to you?
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