
The Times
It’s smoothly done... with few histrionics and delicate jumps between three separate stories.
Full reviewJohn David Washington (Tenet) and Anthony Ramos (In the Heights) star in this charged drama from Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard). After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.
It’s smoothly done... with few histrionics and delicate jumps between three separate stories.
Full reviewThere is humanity and complexity in this welcome movie, as well as muscular power and unreconciled anger.
Full review(The central trio) need more depth; as it is, they sometimes feel like stick-figure embodiments of the conflicts the director wants to point out.
Full review(The) powerful ensemble makes Monsters and Men, while far from a fully-formed conversation, a very fine place to start.
Full review(Green's) choice to trisect the story results in a film that can feel too measured and dispassionate for a subject matter that practically demands polemics.
Full reviewGreen’s quietly ambitious, engrossing film is powered along by terrific central turns from Washington and Ramos...
Full reviewMonsters And Men tackles its issues thoughtfully... It is stylish, considered filmmaking.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Monsters and Men in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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