Monsters and Men

Name: Monsters and Men
Genre: Drama
Released: September 28, 2018
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Aaron Costa Ganis, Angel Bismark Curiel, Cara Buono, Cassandra Freeman, Chanté Adams

2018

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| Release Date: September 28, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Aaron Costa Ganis, Angel Bismark Curiel, Cara Buono, Cassandra Freeman, Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, J.W. Cortes, Josiah Gabriel, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Michael Durodola, Nicole Beharie, Samel Edwards

Summary: One night, in front of a bodega in Brooklyn’s Bed–Stuy neighborhood, Manny Ortega witnesses a white police officer wrongfully gun down a neighborhood street hustler, and Manny films the incident on his phone. Now he’s faced with a dilemma: release the video and bring unwanted exposure to himself and his family, or keep the video private andOne night, in front of a bodega in Brooklyn’s Bed–Stuy neighborhood, Manny Ortega witnesses a white police officer wrongfully gun down a neighborhood street hustler, and Manny films the incident on his phone. Now he’s faced with a dilemma: release the video and bring unwanted exposure to himself and his family, or keep the video private and be complicit in the injustice? [Sundance]… Expand

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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David Rooney

Monsters and Men is a robust ensemble piece in which every performer finds subtle shadings in characters fully embedded in a realistic milieu. It's a smart, urgently relevant movie that marks an impressive upgrade from his acclaimed short films for writer-director Green. Read full review

Justin Chang

Sep 26, 2018

The result, while fragmented by design, is a politically astute, emotionally layered examination of a violent death and its lingering psychic residue. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 10, 2018

Green’s film is about a tragedy, born in a time of great national stress. It’s not without its flaws, but it’s an absolutely riveting piece of movie-making, one you can be sure Jean Renoir would appreciate. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 27, 2018

Turning black-white conflict into a laudably complex wash of gray, Mr. Green (inspired in part by a conversation he had with a police officer about the 2014 death of Eric Garner) favors reason over outrage. The political heat rises but the movie stays cool, its smooth, smart climax in keeping with its levelheaded tone. Read full review

Katherine McLaughlin

Jul 27, 2023

It starts an important discussion but doesn’t dig deep enough. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 26, 2018

Though Monsters and Men isn’t the most fully realized work, its innate intelligence and matter-of-fact sensitivity are the kinds of storytelling assets we need more of, especially when the fabric of life for many continues to fray and tear in ways that demand a larger societal reassessing. Read full review

The Playlist Jordan Ruimy

Despite its ambitions, Monsters and Men makes its weighty subject matter feels thin and slight. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Jun 6, 2021

The message is clear, although it's not always so simple.
But police does need more accountability in the US.

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