Monster's Ball
2001
****
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Peter Boyle, Heath Ledger
Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton are first-rate in this nicely understated but not entirely believable drama about an unlikely cross-racial relationship. At times it seems like the lovers live under a dome, as we see no reaction from the community around them. Berry won an Oscar for her brave performance.
