Javier Bardem , Chloë Sevigny REACT to Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story reception

[@taurusbabeyy]

nicholas did an amazing job. i dont understand why people are attacking him in so many horrible ways it’s obviously affecting him. let the man be he did an amazing job playing lyle menendez . i 100% adore him .

[@freelikeyve]

I love the cast. Love the boys. I hope they don’t pay too much attention to the backlash

[@blessedtksgod5401]

O que estão dizendo dele? 😮

[@yazer9821]

Who is attacking him? and why?

[@XXLRebel]

He did an amazing job. It's probably just that Lyle is nothing like they tried to portray him. They make him out to be a loose cannon

[@kristyxx513]

Love nicolas

[@angelicvega7040]

For me, Nicholas was the standout. He had so much range and he portrayed such a wide variety of emotions and all of the sides of Lyle in this dramatization.

[@HilanaRin]

I agree. He was the big surprise.

[@mleekahh]

!!!

[@dieeine8114]

Nah. Dude sucks. Cooper is def the better actor

[@xristinamusic9940]

​Love that he's getting emmy attention and yet you ( an oscar winning actor?) judges him​@@dieeine8114

[@miaa3440]

Nicholas’s acting was brilliant!! Would love to see him in more roles

[@ipukeglitter435]

He is in another Ryan Murphy tv show it’s called Grotesquier it’s on Hulu now. This time he is a freaky priest 🫢

[@SoWhat59]

​@@ipukeglitter435 🙄

[@whitecornelia12]

Yeah, please we need to see Nicholas more in a series or films and Cooper also. I don’t know the 4 of them actually. Chloë, Javier, Cooper and Nicholas. I googled and found out that Javier is Penelope Cruz’ husband.

[@donavanalkatib]

I feel like Nicholas has received an immense amount of hate due to his social media presence following the show so I, sure he is tip-toeing around questions to not say something to further engulf the flames. It kind of is sad seeing him not very happy or pleased in all of these interviews compared to the press he did prior to the show’s airing.

[@hasenaali2010]

He seemed more calm and happy in interviews for Grotesquerie that he did this week

[@_monamono_2382]

I agree. I mean, i get that it might not be the best or expected portrayal, but this is his big break. He should’ve been able to enjoy it, just like Cooper.

[@donavanalkatib]

@@hasenaali2010 agreed but on the Monsters premiere carpet he was very joyful

[@hasenaali2010]

@@donavanalkatib after the show came out, he mentioned in an interview that he was very affected by the real Erik’s response to the show where he criticised the depiction of Lyle. It seems like the backlash got to him. Cooper on the other hand said he knew it was gonna be controversial. I thought Nicholas did a brilliant job and he got new representation

[@sema6008]

I haven’t been paying attention. Is he getting criticism from GH viewers or the broader spectrum of general viewers? I did notice he looked serious and distracted during the Today show interview and thought it was weird. I also thought he wasn’t used to having this much spotlight.

[@uxEo-p6o]

Cooper seems like a really nice and thoughtful guy

[@vnejaaa3350]

Can we appreciate how well spoken and intelligent Nicholas is

[@thatgirlwearingglasses4133]

Yes. Seriously. And he’s so young too. Impressive.

[@s.h.702]

The fact that Ryan cast JAVIER BARDEM itself made this series gold. PERIOTTTT

[@CliffNotesAnesthesia]

I felt the same, he’s the one who in my opinion stole the show and his dialogue felt so authentic!

[@eriala77]

fr, and nobodoy is talking about how incredible he was

[@KinErine]

Okay finally someone asked Cooper about the episode 5 THANK YOU.he deserves all the praises for that episode

[@PaolaGarcia-ex7et]

Leave Nich alone, he is simply an actor who did his job. He sees me like that because he has already said in I don't know how many interviews that he was affected by the criticism, on his social networks there are many bad comments, obviously he sees them. He said that he respects and feels empathy for the brothers

[@kyaracanedo9443]

Sameee! He is just doing his job. And btw he made a FANTASTIC job, really a genius 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Whatever he thinks as a person has nothing to do with his job

[@koyaaniskatsy8293]

So everyone needs to go on his social media and praise him and tell him what a great actor he is. Give him praise!

[@faith_olivia__]

YES 👏🏼 to me that shows that he has a healthy work-life balance. He has done a fantastic job acting in this role, but his world and identity aren’t consumed by it. Nothing wrong with that!

[@laladoingwhatiwanna9489]

what comments? what's happening?

[@katiebrooke9040]

@@laladoingwhatiwanna9489they were talking about all the hate he got for his portrayal of Lyle on social media & his stand on the topic. He’s not supportive of them & he’s never met the brothers.

[@Irishgirl7]

Javier might be right…no innocent baby or child is born bad, it’s the raising of the baby or child that causes badness.

[@milena14791]

I think some people are just pure evil filled with rage and that there is nothing that can turn them around. They were born that way

[@helenestiernstrand6575]

Some are probably born w less ability to feel empathy, fear n such. Those individuals may grow up to become very callous.

[@deerheart87]

Rubbish

[@mangoesfly1594]

​@@milena14791This is a bad take imo. Believing that some people are born evil severely oversimplifies human behavior and undermines personal accountability. You can't just ignore the complex influence of environments and experiences

[@7MileDae]

@@mangoesfly1594with that take her brain is clearly underdeveloped

[@moniii444]

The actors did amazing

[@JesusSaveUs333]

Nicholas is an astonishing actor 👏

[@andyhughes8433]

Javier Bardem is a legendary actor. His role was central to this series.

[@ihi1559]

Nicholas is a phenomenal actor

[@ashleychristina2001]

⁠ Agreed!✅ You can tell he worked so hard for this role and that alone should be applauded. I think Nicholas did a wonderful job as Lyle, as an actor in general. GO NICHOLAS!🥳❤️👏🏾

[@LS-qo7ku]

They both honestly are the best acting I have seen in years. I am disappointed Nicholas didn’t talk much in interviews. I assume it’s because people are benign harsh, which do they forget it is a dramatised tv show, not a doco? I hope Nic talks more and shows his personality because their acting was incredible

[@TheLilpooj]

Not just cooper but Nicholas was insane from the get go!

[@LuisGonzalez-sb9lx]

Javier Bardem is such a stud

[@luchahn8430]

Dammit ur right

[@taylorparker3235]

he ate that role up!

[@James-k7m1z]

Nicholas Chavez is a young actor with a lot of talent. He draws attention in the series. Incredible. I want to see more films and series with him. A great surprise.

[@kellyannegarber8826]

All the actors did an outstanding job! I cried when the story of Lyle and Erik was told. Well done!

[@samlovee23]

Lyle/Nicholas was my favorite and I can’t wait to see what he does next.

[@tinymeal]

This is the 5th interview Ive seen asking the same questions, the actors seem forced to be serious and barely interact with each other they’re only sitting to answer. I know this is someone’s life story but the interviews could be a bit lighthearted and maybe ask something beside the same 3 questions they’ve been answering.

[@cassiopeiathew7406]

I don’t think we should be attacking Nicholas, even if what he said was in the wrong was is it going to do? He’s not the villain of this he’s just some guy, the person we should direct our frustrations at is Ryan Murphy and Netflix.

[@MaxCharmed]

what did he say wrong?

[@giulia4678]

what did he say?

[@mudeasno1baby73]

💯💯

[@stormtrooper253]

What happened? Why are they attacking him?

[@cassiopeiathew7406]

I should probably explain this but I’d recommend reading into it yourselves too, I’m just really tired because my college law classes are wrecking me atm. But a general summary of what I’ve seen is that he didn’t know about the brothers before the show which isn’t a sin by any means but it’s a red flag and he said some weird stuff with Javier Bardem about how this show was about generational trauma (Bardem said something like he admired Jose? 🤨 with Nicholas kind of agreeing.). There is more but I can’t recall it now, I’d just suggest watching interviews if you’re interested but he’s also definitely a victim of how poorly written Lyle was in the show in regard to actual facts and the final product is on Ryan Murphy’s shoulders for that because we can’t blame Nicholas Chavez for doing what he was told by a more powerful director in what most would consider his first big role of his career.

[@ND-nk2sf]

Master class acting skills each and everyone of them 🙌🏻

[@kaymad143]

Nicholas does not deserve to be hated; he played a role in a "movie" and he did an amazing job playing Lyle. Cooper played Erik very well too. Both of them should be mentioned during the award season. I think Cooper could play Tom Brady too, he looks like him! Cudos to these actors (all of them) they did a fantastic job playing real people.

[@Bookreviews_taylorsversion]

Nicholas seems so uncomfortable

[@gwendee5070]

He had a lot of backlash on social media, before the show was released he was in high spirits, excited...

[@MicaRyder]

@@gwendee5070 poor thing

[@sanrio1222]

I mean, it is a true story about two brothers murdering their parents

[@obviadorbs5616]

cooper really worked hard on this series, i think he portrays erik so well

[@anna_annah]

those parents were TRUE MONTERS.

[@deerheart87]

Absolutely not .

[@sm00kyrain_3]

@@deerheart87are u serious?

[@Sootie80]

@@sm00kyrain_3if the brothers are not monsters because they were abused, then how about the father who was abused? Do we forgive him too for what he did to his sons coz he (father) was abused by his parents, where does the blame stop?!

[@MilesBlasius]

Well, parents probably were a monsters, but brothers ARE monsters no doubt.

[@sm00kyrain_3]

@@MilesBlasius watch the documentary rn.

[@AA-qb7ni]

The 4 of them are incredible. I know the writing is questionable but that's on Ryan. As actors, they were amazing.

[@bellaxmarie13]

leslie was iconic and the way ari played her was phenomenal there so iconic love them both🩷

[@matrix2297]

0:10 Always been one for subtlety

[@belladonna95]

The two brothers acted incredibly in all the episodes, great actors👏

[@mirabella2154]

They are actors and not Brothers.

[@belladonna95]

@@mirabella2154 ohh really?! I know that. I meant they were great at acting. 🙄

[@ldavila24]

Nicholas & Cooper did such a phenomemal job! Goodness! I've watched the series twice already! All the cast was amazing. All deserve emmys!

[@maria7689]

All four of the actors deserve Emmys! Fabulous job to all of you!!😊

[@Sootie80]

Nicholas did brilliantly as his role as Lyle and his vulnerability in his interviews makes him more charismatic.

[@L_P4L]

Nicholas looks so sad and nervous, i want to hug him😢

[@connieweintz5713]

Me too. I have never been a fan of Ryan Murphy productions that depict real life events and had a bad feeling when he got this part. ❤️

[@connieweintz5713]

Nathan Lane may have wanted to portray Dominick truthfully but it came across as Truman Capote’ish. I followed and have read all things Dominick. Perhaps it was the direction and editing that blew his portrayal.

[@puaplaza3470]

Ari Gaynor was amazing in this.

[@carolinemherrera]

They all did such a great job! Amazing acting

[@Liliana-g5w3y]

Javier Bardem excellent !

[@RubenDario-hr4iq]

All the actors were excellent.

[@motulifelikefigures1987]

there is nothing more delicate than portrait persons based on true events, especially when they are still alive. in the end they are only actors following a story and the lead of producers and directors. its stupid to bash them for not being accurate- especially when its a show made for entertainment and not a documentry. i think the purpose is served- its all over social media now and thanks to this show the case will probably reopened.

[@helenfong3339]

It’s not only the show. There is a docu of one of the original boys of Menudo who was S/A by Jose Menendez. There are other witnesses also.

[@helenfong3339]

TBH, I believe Lyle and Erik have been in prison long enough. Save the tax payers $$$ and release them from prison.

[@jacksonrj14]

The only problem that I have with Ryan Murphy's true crime series is that he always sexualize the killers. It happened on ACS Versace and Dahmer.

[@KP-hd1vv]

Nicholas needs to get off social media. He seems like he’s hurting

[@chestergreen564]

She's such an amazing actress and unbelievably beautiful.

[@chestergreen564]

Ya, I liked my own comment.

[@bbeiic0wkaa]

The more I watch their interviews the more I notice he’s either looking at him or his whole body language is pointing at him, that’s sweet lol

[@MJA-st2yi]

They all did a wonderful job of acting and opened the minds of those who once believed they were monsters

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Superb performances by the entire cast. The show was hilarious and very entertaining.

[@jeand701]

Incredible acting!

[@TheParis55555]

They all deserve Emmy’s!

[@anjsolis2118]

loved this on-screen brothers!!! I immediately loved Cooper but i loved NICHOLAS more!!! they both did a great job in portraying the respective roles!!

[@DaniL-hr9xo]

The acting was absolutely brilliant. I loved the series. They made a really great job portraying all the possible theories. The fact that people are talking bad about the show because it doesn't portray only the theory they want to believe in, it tells you how small minded people can be. The truth is, we'll never know for sure what exactly was happening in that family. That doesn’t mean that the show wasn't great.

[@MultiCowgirl22]

That makes sense now ❤

[@ILikeTheIvy]

Cooper is an angel.

[@Ellimac865]

Lyle and Eric shouldn't be upset because this series made them look sympathetic and believable

[@jena.alexia]

And has many people calling for their release. I believe the prosecutor is re-examining the case.

[@sanrio1222]

No it didn’t, the title alone is enough to say the director doesn’t believe they are victims, if it made them look so believable why are they coming out with a documentary a week later to clear it up? there was so much misinformation.

[@KenyaBraxton]

⁠@@sanrio1222girl the title was called that originally. Its titled “Monsters: The lyle and erik menendez story” not Monsters the menendez brothers. The colon is placed there for a reason. The title of the show itself is called MONSTERS. But the series is their stories. Learn how to read properly.

[@Infomat517]

Awesome acting!

[@moredrivera2]

Hey lady...they BOTH are getting award talk buzz. Get your info right, especially when interviewing them both together.

[@saraismail]

loved their performances esp nicholas

[@av1421]

Nathan lane so patriachial...never letting his co-star answer anything first. And Lyle (Nicholas) did better acting job than Eric's character IMO

[@elizabarbs]

I agree !

[@Dai-dr9mn]

Hmmmmm Nicholas as Lyle did a lot of screaming and yelling but had more dialogue scenes yet Eric had a lot more emotional scenes plus that episode where he did 4-5 minutes straight in one take full of emotion takes skill.

[@v31.48]

@@Dai-dr9mn it was 30 minutes straight. Not just 4 actually

[@steffr5343]

Everyone was brilliant in that series.

[@lissiiii]

The parents were the monsters

[@ryanfgrantjr3009]

LOVE Chloe Sevigny ever since I saw her play Ce Ce Guest in Ryan Murphy's Swans.

[@Xy2tone]

The woman the plays kitty is so beautiful

[@mirabella2154]

Not really

[@ruialexandre6197]

​@mirabella2154 yes really..

[@mirabella2154]

@@ruialexandre6197 Nope. Maybe in an alternate reality.

[@Ekaterina40219]

​@@mirabella2154 🤨

[@erinkat999]

Chloe Sevigny. Such a unique beauty, she was so cute in party monster

[@FullanaDeTal]

I adore Javier Bardem

[@joycezacate6494]

they r amazing casts...😮❤

[@freelikeyve]

I totally believe monsters are made. 100%

[@daniellee1722]

Criminal psychologists, addiction and mental health specialists all say it's a combination of nature and nurture. I get that you have a subjective opinion of it but you might wanna zoom out and see that it's more complex

[@freelikeyve]

@@daniellee1722 why are you telling me this? I’m agreeing with what Javier said in the video. Simple as that

[@lululemonx0]

what did nicholas say that everyones pressed about?

[@sema6008]

That’s what I’m wondering. I never took this series as anything serious since it’s Netflix so am surprised he’s getting flack. He’s only following direction. They should look to the director, writers, and producers.

[@proxigogo]

At first the hate was for Murphy and everybody were congratulating the actors but then people didn't like that he didn't went to the prison to meet the brothers or contact them. because for him after finishing a project he wants to move on to the next one;and this was around the time were there were news of Cooper visiting the brothers, also, recent interviews of Nic answering questions about if he believes in the brothers or not has made people mad becase it seems he doesn't believe in them due to the fact that he has said that he has an opinion but he is not going to share it and other times he just avoids to answer that directly, so basically that's why.

[@gwendee5070]

@@proxigogo This all happened after the release, when Nicholas faced a lot of backlash. People were criticising his depiction of Lyle, saying he played him as a spoiled brat rather than a victim. His Instagram was flooded with comments claiming the retelling of the brothers' story was completely wrong-it got pretty bad. When the premiere came out, he was happy, excited, and really promoting the show. But right after the press tour, he was mostly defending and justifying his performance. It’s possible that Lyle didn’t want to meet with him, or maybe he wasn’t invited to the events with Kim K and the Green Project. It could’ve been overlapping work commitments, or maybe he just didn’t want to go. His agent might have even advised him to stay neutral and not comment on anything and keep your comment open on Instagram...

[@AllysonRiley-vt5eo]

Mainly because he didn't go to prison when Cooper did to visit and he said he has a opinion but isn't going to share it. I think personally he gave everything he had and is a little bit hurt over what the brothers said. He definitely is affected by the hate and the brother's response. I personally think he's been told to not say anything at all to not make it worse. But obviously we are just speculating. Cooper also answers a lot of the questions which is understandable as he's very compassionate for them. But just his reaction to the questions on the brothers seems different than Cooper. But honestly no one knows how he feels and people are just speculating at this point.

[@CourtTest]

I definitely feel the trauma and abuse was generational I would be shocked if Jose wasn’t extremely abused himself.

[@sonia68ish]

Apparently, he was abused by his mother and his mother was abused by her uncle

[@MultiCowgirl22]

He was....

[@Luke101]

This show was excellent. The people hating on it clearly didn’t watch the entire thing.

[@shrimp3480]

Goated ahh cast😭

[@proxigogo]

Honestly the questions have become so repetitive and predictable, if it was me I would ask about the tan 😂 if there was a funny moment during on set while looking like that asking about the scene where they got plastic surgery,

[@estefanyvillavicencio5721]

I’ve been watching all the interviews and yes, they all ask the same questions all the time

[@oceanblue5853]

Cooper Koch 🥺♥️

[@HauwaiPhone]

The acting was off the scale. I’m now an Immediate new fan of Nicholas Chavez!

[@klarissavaladez913]

Chloe is stunning

[@arianprofit]

Chloe’s acting was award winning as well imo. Shes so much different than her character Leslie

[@shebamack4266]

Nathan Lane is amazing as Dominic Dunne!!!✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽

[@olivia6696]

I wanna watch cooper and Nickolas as co star again 😍

[@lifeisweird008]

Can someone explain why Nicholas gets so many hateful comments?

[@MsTriangle]

I assume it's because Lyle is more dominating in the story? Some people say that's not accurate.

[@lifeisweird008]

​@@MsTriangleIt's horrible to attack the actor when he's simply following the script...

[@MsTriangle]

@@lifeisweird008 i don't understand that either

[@ryanfgrantjr3009]

jealousy and just boredom & loneliness of internet comment trolls, means nothing really

[@grazisamor1991]

They knew there would be a backlash , Evan Peters felt the same. But the show was a success anyway

[@iradashamrai9966]

Состав идеальный ! Игра актеров на высшем уровне ❤ Вы лучшие спасибо вам 😊очень жаль этих парней дай бог чтоб их отпустили …((( и я так и не поняла эти парни говорили правду или придумали все 🙆🏻‍♀️ в любом случае желаю им быстрее выйти, парень который играл лайла парик идет больше чем родные волосы ❤

[@Liliinbloom21]

Javier was amazing

[@megaroooney]

Nicholas is brilliant.

[@jenijustine5927]

Such a great job. Copper is so hot

[@kathrynclarke781]

I was outstanding acting from the whole cast and deserves the accolades it's receiving. It was also a play on the word "monsters"..who were the monsters? In my view the parents. Should it have been 1st degree murder? imho No. And there is the other tragedy of this whole saga...

[@Sootie80]

If you excuse the brothers for their behaviour due to abuse you must excuse Jose for what he did because he was abused too,

[@mimif7921]

Luvv Nathan lane ALWAYS . He is king in the art world!🫶🏻❤️❤️🤘🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎉🎉🎉

[@cindy9593]

We are not only circunstances we are the genetics also and in this case they had a complicated DNA. That had an influence. We are born with emotions and it is human to feel anger. Some children are not that angel like . The series is amazing.

[@mirabella2154]

What are you talking about ? They were raped. Do you have any idea what that means?

[@cindy9593]

@@mirabella2154 I am not saying that I dont understand their situation. I am talking about what Javier Barden said about upbringing.

[@ClaudiaRichardson-tu3rx]

They are so cute too they did a great job

[@helen6191]

I was sickened by how this show misrepresents the brothers especially Lyle. Congratulations on exploiting sa survivors who are STILL incarcerated and setting back their plight.

[@le4089]

I only see the brothers when I watch this interview, they behave the same way as in the series.

[@haileelastname2681]

javier was the best in the show and lowkey hot asf out of character

[@The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare]

low key? low key?? he is, not low key is.

[@a5dr3]

Exploitative and gross. A new low for Netflix.

[@HilanaRin]

My new obsession is Nicholas Chavez. I'm in love!!!!

[@MultiCowgirl22]

Overall, the series showed the boys were abused, the parents abused and neglected them, and neither their lifestyle could've prevented this nor taken care of the trauma!! The parents' actions put the boys between a rock and a hard place. The boys thought they were alone especially because their father used to preach no one is to be trusted :(

[@kenziedodson4475]

Don’t get me wrong I will stand by Nicholas no matter what but he definitely had a little bit of an attitude lol

[@jennymarie621]

This series was the true meaning of doing a job for money and throwing any conscience away … hearing the monstrosities of these parents and saying in an interview we just came to do the job is terrible how they allowed it to portray… they didn’t need the money at some point as an actor u should say no!

[@marinakio3471]

Such handsome boys

[@user-ve1wh4gz3e]

Cooper and Javier were amazing on this show, so talented. I think Nicholas over acted his performance and Chloe was giving subpar performance. Also this show is a dramatization not a documentary so let's not take it literally.

[@emgoodluck416]

I don’t know who Chloe is but she comes across as very against the brothers and a bit up herself 😭😂

[@melotoha]

I've been watching a lot of interviews about this show, and Nicholas has a habit of sitting with his right leg raised and tilted. It's really bad for joints, bones, and balance. Plz quit it.

[@melotoha]

많은 인터뷰들을 보고 있는데 니콜라스 오른 다리 올리고 삐딱하게 앉는 습관이 있네요. 관절과 뼈, 발란스에 진짜 안 좋습니다. 습관을 바꾸시길 추천

[@melotoha]

I've been watching a lot of interviews about this show, and Nicholas has a habit of sitting with his right leg raised and tilted. It's really bad for joints, bones, and balance. Plz quit it.

[@annabella6757]

What is wrong with Nicholas? He seems so grumpy.

[@gwendee5070]

negative social media comments when the show was release- he got a lot of backlash

[@ILikeTheIvy]

He was tired really, he was filming 2 shows back to back. Most interviews lately he came off anxious and drained.

[@katarinadep]

actors shouldn't think. It's not their strong point.

[@micacam2684]

Chloe is such a weirdo.

[@elizabarbs]

Why?

[@superchops5150]

That what is so cool about her

[@gl3390]

Nicholas is rude. I said what I said. And smug.

[@LesDrews]

Thank you. people are trying to make excuses because he's conventional looking but arrogance oozes of the dude.

[@roraadeline4947]

@@LesDrewsor maybe he just doesn’t feel comfortable talking about the show bc of the real events that happened ??

[@The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare]

I just feel a lot of anxiety coming from him, which can be read as being smug, but I really think he's nervous, that's why he tends to stumble on his words and talk in circles without getting to the point, it's because his mind is scattered by nervousness.