Review 1:
"...An interesting tale: well-told, sad and funny and ultimately uplifting..."
Source: Box Office
p.57-8 01/01/2002
Review 2:
"...The characters and the bond that develops between them are too complex for words....Their economy and the eloquence of Mr. Foster's unshowily beautiful images give MONSTER'S BALL the density and strangeness of real life..."
Source: New York Times
p.E5 12/26/2001
Review 3:
"...Burning with a quiet intensity, MONSTER'S BALL is bolstered by a poetic, intelligent sensibility..."
Source: Variety
p.39-44 11/19/2001
Review 4:
"...[Thornton] gives the best performance of his career in MONSTER'S BALL....This is a fearless, brutally honest performance, etched with shadings and remarkable subtlety..."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.40-1 02/01/2002
Review 5:
"...Written with the complexity of great fiction, avoiding obligatory scenes, cutting straight to the heart....The best film of 2001..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.6 06/02/2002
Review 6:
"...The actors make it unique and unforgettable....You can't take your eyes off them..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.56 01/17/2002
Review 7:
"...Thornton displays a remarkable gift for understatement....Thornton brings a gentleness to the part that acts as a much-need balm on the wounds we see all around..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.46 06/01/2002
Review 8:
"...MONSTER'S BALL proves that Halle Berry had a spectacular performance inside her waiting to be unleashed and that Billy Bob Thornton still had a third one left in his stunning 2001 stockpile..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 12/26/2001
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