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Movie critics combined give Mondays in the Sun (2003) a score of 2.6969 out of 4
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Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Like Fellini's "I vitelloni," this Spanish-French-Italian coproduction is a bittersweet epic about frustration and relative inertia, though with a somewhat older and wiser group of layabouts. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
This slow, episodic film is held together by the galvanic presence of Javier Bardem. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
A timely little slice of desolation. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
If nothing else, watch it for Javier Bardem, who is rapidly establishing himself as among the world's very best at his craft ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Often bitterly funny. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
Throughout, Bardem ... is a potent presence. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
It's a bit of a challenge to watch, but Javier Bardem fans will want to check it out. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Another staggeringly strong performance by Javier Bardem. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
The popcorn out in the lobby would seem a more compelling attraction ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at filmcritic.com (Jules Brenner)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
In these days of cutbacks and belt-tightening, its story has a strong resonance. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Bardem proves once again, as he has in movies’ past that he is one of the most talented actors that can be called upon time and time again in the Spanish film world... ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Not an incredible disappointment, but it could have used some more work in making us remain curious about these characters and what their next course of action would be. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)
Neorealism it ain't, but if you have a sufficiently long attention span, there are moments of laugh-out-loud absurdity that are worth the price of admission. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Thick with powerful, understated, deeply empathetic performances -- and it needs them. It's hard to feel sorry for a bunch of welfare cases who sit around drinking and barely even trying to find new jobs. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Though buoyed by excellent, unflinching performances, this melancholy drama reflects the dismally monotonous lives of its subjects just a little too well. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
A cannily observant but withholding film in which nothing happens, over and again. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Mondays in the Sun is heartfelt and true and as tedious as a movie about chronic unemployment can be. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Fortunately, no one seems to have clued Bardem in on the game plan, and the fierceness and complexity he brings to his role nearly saves Mondays In The Sun. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (John Hartl)Seattle Times (John Hartl)
Thoughtful and well-acted, but a little flat in the story department. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Seattle Times (John Hartl)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Repetitious, uneventful and, in the end, dull. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is intensely involving at the outset, but it faces an insoluble problem: The story, like the characters, has no place to go. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
While there's a certain poetic symmetry to a lethargic film about lethargy, it doesn't make for a terribly edifying viewing experience. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Winner of five Goya Awards (Best Film, Director and three acting awards), Mondays in the Sun repeats its point, that unemployment depletes energy and identity, but in subtle, ever engaging ways. The film offers no overt trajectory, and no triumph over ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Dennis Lim)Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
It's forgivable, and even appropriate, that Mondays itself suffers from a certain lack of definition -- a drifting, repetitive dead-endedness that, at the inconclusive finale, shows no signs of abating. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Bardem, given the only fully fleshed-out character to play, is a marvel to behold...If only he had found a more soulful, less didactic movie to be plunked down into. ...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Mondays in the Sun (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
...read the complete Mondays in the Sun movie review at CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
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