Review of Monster

+THE GOOD+ +Excellent setup for a story. The main character is a top surgeon who decides to save one person over another - what could go wrong? EVERYTHING, as it turns out. In just 4 episodes, it was clear to me that Monster's 74-episode length was not going to be a problem. +Morally gray characters that each go through massive amounts of development. +While the story could have been tighter, I'm not convinced that would have been an improvement. Whenever an episode seems like filler, it ALWAYS turns out to be a worthwhile story. Many of my favorite episodes have little to do with the overarching plot. +Masterful useof tension and atmosphere.
+A story that is largely grounded in reality, but still manages to be much less predictable than most fantasy settings.
+Aged, but great animation. Facial expressions and environments are especially well-done.
+Despite its complexity, the plot is easy enough to follow.

-THE BAD-

-A few characters aren't good enough to justify the focus given to them.
-The soundtrack is good, but stretched a bit thin.
-Some of the dialogue can be overly-dramatic or unbelievable.
-Too many wild coincidences.

[FINAL SCORE: 9/10]