Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger
Hank Grotowski is a correctional officer in Georgia, stuck between an extremely racist father and a son too sensitive to be effective in the same job as his father. After losing his son to suicide, Hank leaves his job and falls for a waitress, who also lost a son, not knowing at first that he just recently accompanied her husband to the electric chair
This is a brilliant, complex
film with multi-layered characters. Halle Berry had not been this good in a
role before and she has not been since. Whether it was about the material, the
direction or a flash of brilliance on her part, the magic operated here. As for
Billy Bob Thornton, he is often very solid. He was here too. Heath Ledger and
Peter Boyle did fine also in more limited roles. Even Sean Combs AKA P. Diddy,
was good for what he had to do.
Overall, this is a very good movie that is well worth seeing at least once in your life.
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