The New York City courtroom in which, 17-year-old honors student Steve Harmon stands accused of felony murder, isn’t the customary dark wood and tan walls affair. “” there’s a reason beyond stylish production design for the palette of grays. For the involving, nuanced drama — a Sundance 2018 competition title starring Kelvin Harrison Jr.
“Monster” is cerebral and emotionally warm without being sentimental. Steve’s thoughts are diaristic. He also relates his experiences in screenplay form. Indeed, Steve is a burgeoning filmmaker. In flashback, he and his high school friends riff with their film club instructor on story and the moving image, aesthetics and point of view. What are they watching? Akira Kurosawa’s classic, “Rashomon.
Jennifer Hudson seems slightly squandered here as Steve’s mom. A jailhouse reunion between mother and child finds her apologizing for not having taken him to church. Jeffrey Wright fares better. His jailhouse moment proves quietly crushing.
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