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Legislators debate legislation that allows for adult charges for juvenile offenders.
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| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmThere’s a considerable amount of catharsis in They Call Us Monsters, but it is bittersweet at best. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe film feels like a well-meaning but inadequate knee jerk response to a problem far bigger than the one offered here. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomWhat the film does, is point a laser at wasted lives and potential. If only the movie had spent more time zeroing in on the individuals and their stories and less on the rhetoric around them. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThere is an enormous contrast between the juveniles, as seen in their prison and courtroom settings, and the scenes which show the severity of the crimes committed. |
| Pittsburgh City PaperAl HoffThese three lives presented offer unique circumstances, but Monsters is quietly provocative, illuminating some of those caught up in an imperfect system of imprisoning juveniles. |
| VarietyNick SchagerThey Call Us Monsters, alas, is so taken with its access to kids facing such legal circumstances that it forgets to form a compelling argument about them. |
| New York TimesBen KenigsbergThey Call Us Monsters doesn’t shy from the consequences of the violence the prisoners were accused of (we meet a paralyzed victim of a shooting), even as it suggests that the system...proceeds almost mechanically. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanEven if you agree with the film’s argument that teenagers shouldn’t be locked up for life when there are other ways to save them, “Monsters” doesn’t offer a convincing argument that a screenwriting class is that lifeline. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThere’s little doubt prison reform needs to address the severe effects of locking up kids for life, but They Call Us Monsters feels like a well-meaning skim rather than an impassioned, expertly reasoned plea for mercy. |
| User ReviewJamila MAn amazing film. It was raw and real and I left truly examaning what else could I do to make a change. |