Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story miniseries

"[It] raises plenty of provocative issues. Yet all it ultimately settles on is, 'frequently it’s hard to know the truth' illustrating its point by staging and restaging key moments in the timeline. I get it. I just don’t think it’s done smartly or in a way that offers illumination" 

"Ryan Murphy has learned a few lessons from The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Part 2 of the 'Monsters' anthology is superior. However, it remains a mixed bag of Murphy’s best and worst impulses (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"The show attempts to unpack the circumstances that led to the crime. But in the end, the narrative feels futile and bizarre (...) Despite the gripping subject matter and the outstanding performances, 'Monsters' has no idea what it wants to be" 

"'Dahmer' was starkly original in its execution with the creep factor turned up to 11, but this second season revolving around the Menendez brothers feels exploitative and speculative" 

"[It] takes a pretty familiar story and makes it compelling by shifting the narrative slightly and through some excellent performances" 

"Confusing perspective for speculation, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's second 'Monster' season tosses out a lot of theories, none of which include a good reason for revisiting the '90s parricide case" 

"Trademark Murphy, at once in-depth and superficial, incisive and outlandish"