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.
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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Reviews for Mondays in the Sun
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Moving, often hilarious examination of masculine frustration with a sharply observed script and impressive performances from its cast. Full Review |
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Another staggeringly strong performance by Javier Bardem. Full Review |
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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 |
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Full of sympathy for the worker's plight. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Okay, I’m saying it: Javier Bardem is the next Robert De Niro. Full Review |
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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 |
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Thanks to Bardem's performance the film finds plenty of sublime moments. Full Review |
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Seems born not of contrivance but genuine, hurtful truth Full Review |
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A timely little slice of desolation. Full Review |
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In these days of cutbacks and belt-tightening, its story has a strong resonance. Full Review |
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If nothing else, watch it for Javier Bardem, who is rapidly establishing himself as among the world's very best at his craft Full Review |
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Instead of pacing, it offers terrific performances and a wonderful sense of small-time tragedy Full Review |
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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 |
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A small, intimate film that moves viewers with its passion. Full Review |
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It has nice little touches, and some solid performances, but in the end nothing is accomplished. It is as though the film itself is unemployed. Full Review |
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