In New York City, a black man is killed in a confrontation with police. The incident is recorded by a young latino man. We witness the fall out from the incident through the experience of him, a black police man and a young baseball star as tensions in the community rise. "Monsters and Men" seems to have stayed under the radar in the three years since it was released, this is in spite of it sporting a strong performance from John David Washington (the son of Denzil) who had his superb breakthrough the same year in "Black Klansman". Although "Monsters and Men" should be as topical as ever in its depiction of police brutality and the effect it has on the community, it is ultimately a weak film that labours on and the way it ended told me that the director just did not know what more to do with it and just hoped for the best, that the message would sink in and linger with the viewers without the delivery it promised. Excellent performances all round, but otherwise, this film just goes through the motions and the director is happy to take a back seat.
Review of Monsters and Men
