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Mondays in the Sun (2003)

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Reviews Counted:67

Fresh:53

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6.9/10

Consensus: Thought-provoking, but plodding movie about the effects of unemployment on a group of former shipyards workers.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: A northern Spanish coastal town suffers from its own isolationism as shipyards close down, leaving the labor force scouring the streets for temp jobs with only their stubborn pride to show for it.... A northern Spanish coastal town suffers from its own isolationism as shipyards close down, leaving the labor force scouring the streets for temp jobs with only their stubborn pride to show for it. Among the disillusioned is Santa (Javier Bardem), a cocksure, angry rebel who refuses to admit his own failures. Santa is the ring leader of a group of rapidly aging friends whose unemployed status causes them mounting grief. They drown their sorrows in an otherwise empty bar owned by Rico (Joaquin Climent), one of their coworkers from what now seems another life. While Santa tries to clumsily seduce women and pay for a lamp post he vandalized in anger, his companions battle serious alcoholism, loan denials, and marriage troubles, as they all face their own insignificance. Javier Bardem perfectly embodies the defiant loser that is Santa. Letting himself go and carrying a hefty gut, Bardem manages to exude the false charm of a bitter sad sack who has remained a lady's man. Captured in gritty detail, director Fernando Leon de Aranoa offers a shattered image of the proud work force of northern Spain in a picture that won five Goya Awards, Spain's equivalent to the Oscars. [More]

Starring: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, Jose Angel Egid, Nieve de Medina

Starring: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, Jose Angel Egid, Nieve de Medina, Enrique Villen, Celso Bugallo, Joaquin Clement, Aida Folch, Serge Riaboukine, Laura Dominguez

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Screenwriter: Fernando León de Aranoa
Producer: Elias Querejeta
Composer: Lucio Godoy
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Delicado drama que, com seu elenco coeso encabeçado por um Bardem vigoroso e intenso, funciona como um testemunho do impacto psicológico e moral provocado pelo desemprego numa economia em recessão.

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01/30/10
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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12/30/06
Empire Magazine
N/R

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Moving, often hilarious examination of masculine frustration with a sharply observed script and impressive performances from its cast.

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05/26/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
N/R

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05/21/05
BBC

Another staggeringly strong performance by Javier Bardem.

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02/26/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Bottom feeder, out of work adventurers busying themselves with basically anything that will keep the terror of an abyss called the future at bay.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
12/31/03
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

Full of sympathy for the worker's plight.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/29/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Si Los Lunes al Sol es una película tan humana, tan sensible y tan reveladora es porque hemos visto esos personajes acá nomás, a la vuelta de la esquina.

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12/28/03
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
N/R

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11/04/03
Boston Phoenix

Okay, I’m saying it: Javier Bardem is the next Robert De Niro.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
10/23/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Will look and feel all too familiar to victims of the jobless recovery, or at least those who can afford to see the movie.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
10/03/03
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Thanks to Bardem's performance the film finds plenty of sublime moments.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/26/03
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

Seems born not of contrivance but genuine, hurtful truth

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
09/25/03
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

A timely little slice of desolation.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
09/20/03
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

In these days of cutbacks and belt-tightening, its story has a strong resonance.

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09/20/03
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

If nothing else, watch it for Javier Bardem, who is rapidly establishing himself as among the world's very best at his craft

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09/20/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Instead of pacing, it offers terrific performances and a wonderful sense of small-time tragedy

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09/17/03
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

What keeps us involved in this perceptive film is the beautiful acting of its cast ... and the way the movie balances grim reality with bits of fancy that feel oddly perfect.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
09/12/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

A small, intimate film that moves viewers with its passion.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/11/03
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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