Deserves much more than a 7.4 rating

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

I don't have much to add that hasn't already written, but in the discussion boards there are some concerns about why this movie only has a 7.4 rating. I agree, it should be in the top 250, but it's not. This movie should get around an 8.5 rating. A movie like "American Beauty" gets an 8.5 but it is not nearly as good as "Monster". The ratings on IMDb are fishy so I quit trusting them.
It makes me wonder how many voters are voting over and over and over just to make a point in what's really their private movie. Or perhaps this movie was too realistic and a bit depressing that it left viewers a little bit depressed themselves.
This movie Monster is a great dramatic movie. It's one of the few DVDs I keep in my collection. The acting is so good that the movie comes across as a pseudo-documentary.
Hopefully this movie will get its proper place among the top 250 movies on IMDb.