Damin J Toell
Senior HTF Member
I can admire the technology, efficiency, and astounding power of a nuclear missile but that doesn't mean I like the thing.
Nice analogy, except Monster's Ball isn't a nuclear missile. If a reviewer states that he or she admired a film's acting, direction, and it's script, and then gives it a positive number of stars (or whatever method used), why wouldn't the high rating be due to the exact elements specifically mentioned? There are countervailing considerations with nuclear missiles (e.g., mass death). What countervailing considerations are there with a film that would make you think that Ebert liked Monster's Ball for some secret, unspoken reasons?
DJ