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Monster (2021)

R 07/15/2021 Crime, Drama 1h 38m
64%
User
Score
6.5/10
68%
56/100

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Overview

The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.

Radha Blank

Writer

Anthony Mandler

Director

Colen C. Wiley

Writer

Janece Shaffer

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Steve Harmon

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Mr. Harmon

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Mrs. Harmon

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Katherine O'Brien

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Leroy Sawicki

John David Washington

John David Washington

Richard 'Bobo' Evans

A$AP Rocky

A$AP Rocky

William King

Lovie Simone

Lovie Simone

Renee Pickford

Nas

Nas

Raymond 'Sunset' Green

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Media

Monster | Official Trailer | Netflix

Monster | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Reviews

A review by Manuel São Bento

Written on May 9, 2021

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I've written this a thousand times, but I'll repeat it once again: I absolutely love one-location movies. I don't know exactly if most of Monster is actually developed inside the courtroom, but it genuinely feels like it. In fact, I believe every scene outside this place is told through extended flashbacks with narration from Steve Harmon about what happened before and on the day of the crime. Since the protagonist is a film student, his voice-over contains descriptions often seen in screenplays, which it's pleasant at first, but then gets overdone.

The trial is definitely the most captivating part of the story. Anthony Mandler and his team of writers demonstrate perfectly some real-life...

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