Sunday, October 7, 2018

Monsters and Men (2018)


IMDb plot summary: The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, Nicole Beharie, and Cara Buono.

This is an interesting concept for a movie, but the individual pieces to it aren't quite as interesting. The final piece is definitely the highlight of the film, which is kind of unexpected, since it's the least directly connected to the central conflict.

How it entered my Flickchart:
Monsters and Men > The Lion in Winter (2003)
Monsters and Men < Breaking Away
Monsters and Men > Captain Phillips
Monsters and Men < American Teen
Monsters and Men < Hannah and Her Sisters
Monsters and Men < The Happening
Monsters and Men < The Minus Man
Monsters and Men > Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
Monsters and Men < Lilies of the Field
Monsters and Men > Guys and Dolls
Monsters and Men > Away We Go

Final spot: #1053 out of 2851.

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