but asks him questions about his character, making a lot of racial assumptions in his line of questioning. The scout indicates that Zyrick will be recruited, leading to the father and Zyrick to celebrate after the scout leaves. Later, Zoe and Zyrick then go visit Manny's home. We find out Manny has been arrested, and Marisol is pregnant with another child. After working out and training, Zyrick hears his teammates talking about the Larson shooting, casually mocking Larson for "reaching for the gun." Zyrick returns home to find a celebration in his honor, but he finds the party overwhelming given the protest scheduled that same night. He walks out of the party, and his father confronts him saying that Zyrick has a ticket given his talent. Zyrick nevertheless joins the protest. During the protest, everyone begins chanting "I am... Darius Larson" before they sit down and raise their fists peacefully. The cops tell them they will be disbanded by force and soon after the police start using aggressive measures and Zyrick runs away back home. The next day, Zyrick goes to his big game. The final scenes show Zyrick exiting the locker room wearing a t-shirt with the words "I am Darius Larson" that Zoe had given him the day before. As he approaches the field, the chant "I am Darius Larson" is overlaid in the background, before he takes a knee outside and it cuts to black. Cast John David Washington as Dennis Williams Anthony Ramos as Manny Ortega Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Zyrick Rob Morgan as Will Morris Chanté Adams as Zoe Nicole Beharie as Michelle Jasmine Cephas Jones as Marisol Ortega Cara Buono as Stacey Cassandra Freeman as Lisa Angel Bismark Curiel as Joshua Reception On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, Monsters and Men has an approval rating of 83% based on based on 82 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. The website’s critics consensus reads, "Well-acted and visually stylish, Monsters and Men tells its timely story with enough compassion and complexity to make up for occasionally uneven execution." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on 23 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews". See also List of black films of the 2010s References External links 2018 films 2018 drama films 2018 directorial debut films 2018 independent films American drama films Films scored by Kris Bowers Neon (distributor) films 2010s English-language