Monsters and Men
| Release Date: September 28, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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15
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
Little White LiesKatherine McLaughlinJul 27, 2023
It starts an important discussion but doesn’t dig deep enough. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJan 22, 2019
Inevitably, some chapters work better than others but it’s an interesting, sideways look at how violence can serve as a catalyst rather than a climax and how it can change – and galvanise – a community. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaSep 26, 2018
Monsters and Men, then, functions more as a lightly fictionalized photo essay than a narrative film — which is okay, it just means that it feeds more off timeliness than character or art, and there are obvious limitations to that. Read full review
60
TheWrapRobert AbeleSep 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
58
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 14, 2018
The film doesn’t supply easy answers and also has its characters making some unsurprising choices in ways that let us know how much it will haunt them. Even with this sense of complexity, however, Monsters and Men still can’t stop itself from dipping too far into hyperbolic moments made more powerful by artifice than they ultimately prove. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyApril WolfeSep 26, 2018
Monsters and Men seems as if it was made for the world that existed a few years ago. I honestly can’t tell if my dissatisfaction is with the movie or the era into which it is released. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 24, 2018
Like many films tackling socially inflammatory material, Monsters and Men is constrained by its politics. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter Debruge
Mixing “gritty” handheld camerawork with an almost zen-like kind of restraint, Green’s approach is frustratingly thin on the kind of specifics that make for rich drama, leaving audiences to fill in the gaps. Read full review
50
The PlaylistJordan Ruimy
Despite its ambitions, Monsters and Men makes its weighty subject matter feels thin and slight. Read full review
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