Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Review
First of all, let me tell you a little about the story of this series. In this series, you will see the story of two brothers, Lyle and Erik, who belong to a very rich family, but both of them were caught by the police at that time when these two brothers murder their parents in a horrific manner one night, you will have to watch this series to know why these two brothers did this.
Monsters is a crime drama series that was released on Netflix in my national language. Let me tell you that there are a total of 9 episodes in this series and the episode itself is between 35 to 55 minutes.
Well, now I have watched this series and now I am sharing with you through this review whatever good or bad experience I have had after watching this series.
First of all, let me tell you a little about the story of this series. In this series, you will see the story of two brothers, Lyle and Erik, who belong to a very rich family, but both of them were caught by the police at that time when these two brothers murder their parents in a horrific manner one night, you will have to watch this series to know why these two brothers did this.
Now let's talk about how my experience watching this series was, so look, this is a true crime anthology series. The last season of this series was released on Netflix with the name Dahmer and that was no doubt a tremendous crime drama. In that, we saw the story of a serial killer and that story was also based on a real-life case and now this Monster season is also based on a real-life case, that is, the story that you will see in this series has all happened in real and this story will also shake your heart and mind if you do not know anything about this story beforehand and this story has three levels.
In the first level i.e. the first three episodes, you will be introduced to the characters and you will see the crime happening in the very first episode when you see the scene in which these two brothers are horrifically killing their parents.
After watching that entire scene I am sure your eyes will remain open for some time and your heartbeat and breath will stop for some time. You will be shaken a bit by what you’ve just witnessed.
In level 2 i.e. the next three episodes, you will know what are the reasons. Because of this, both the brothers murdered their parents and when you listen to them, you will be shocked and you will hear many things which you may not want to hear or it will be difficult for you to hear.
The third level i.e. the remaining last 3 episodes focuses on what will be the fate of these two brothers in the end what is the truth and what is a lie
You will get to know who the real monsters are in this story in the last three episodes.
So overall the story of this series is engaging and will keep you completely hooked if you like watching crime dramas based on true crime.
Plus the character work of the series is also good. You will feel sad for some characters and hate some. You will easily get invested in the characters which is a good thing.
The acting performances are also good in the series. The music and production work of the series are also very good.
Now if we talk about the weak points of the series, I found the length of the series to be too much. In my opinion, the story has been dragged a bit too much. On top of that, the pacing is also a bit slow, so the length of the show feels a bit long. It would have been better if this series had ended within eight episodes instead of nine. It would have been better. One episode could have been easily cut.
Well, despite some such issues, in my opinion, this is a worth-watching series. So I will rate this series 8 out of 10 and suggest to you guys that if you like watching crime dramas based on true crime, then you must watch this series. Your enjoyment is sure.
Just keep in mind that this show is not family-friendly at all. Do not follow it with family because this series contains things like sex scenes, nudity or adult language.
So, how did you guys like this series? Do not forget to share your opinions with me.
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