Erik Menedez (Cooper Koch) smiling at Leslie Grossman (Ari Graynor) in Monsters.
When it comes to true crime shows recently, Monster is one of the few that goes heavily into detail about the lives of murderers. The first season of this anthology series focused on the life of Jeffrey Dahmer as he becomes a serial killer. The Netflix original received mixed reviews for overly dramatizing the gruesome murders while filled with plenty of inaccuracies, due to the show's fictional elements and script writing.
Koch acts brilliantly throughout the whole fifth episode, which helps sell the heavy subject matter in a limited timeframe. He embodies Erik and delivers an unbelievably heartbreaking performance despite the dark material of the sexual abuse Erik received from his father throughout his childhood. He even brings up the childlike names he came up with to detail the abuse, such as"mouth massage.
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Draws You In With Smooth Camera Work Close Other than the acting by Koch, the cinematic choices in the episode play a crucial role; the types of shots and angles help amplify the story that's being told. This particular episode begins with a shoulder-level shot of Leslie as she is speaking to Erik. As it progresses, the shoulder-level angle slowly transitions into a close-up of Erik. Eventually, Leslie is no longer in the shot.
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