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Movie Overview
Cast
• Javier Bardem
• Luis Tosar
• Jose Angel Egid
Director
• Fernando León de Aranoa
MPAA Rating
R - language
Mondays in the Sun (2003)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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C
"As boring as a trip across Kansas on a Greyhound bus."  AboutFilm.com  Carlo Cavagna

B
"Full of sympathy for the worker's plight."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"'Mondays in the Sun' captures the small drama of the individual buffeted against larger impersonal events of local, national and world politics and economics."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

"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."  Uruguay Total  Enrique Buchichio

C+
"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."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

B
"Engaged filmmaking that makes a political point, and the observant script and incisive direction give it considerable power."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"Mondays in the Sun is a deeply ethical movie that has a universal quality to its depiction of the soul-destroying capacities of unemployment."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

B
"If nothing else, watch it for Javier Bardem, who is rapidly establishing himself as among the world's very best at his craft"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

B+
"a funny and compassionate tribute to the unemployed."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

3/4
"Instead of pacing, it offers terrific performances and a wonderful sense of small-time tragedy"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

3.5/4
"Aranoa’s storytelling is full of fire and nuance, and his striking, heartbreaking, mutedly hopeful film exhibits the spirit of its Italian neo-realist predecessors."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

3/5
"Another staggeringly strong performance by Javier Bardem."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

3/5
"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..."  Film Threat  Rory L. Aronsky

2/4
"While there's a certain poetic symmetry to a lethargic film about lethargy, it doesn't make for a terribly edifying viewing experience."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

Read review  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

Read review  In the Dark  Jonathan F. Richards

Read review  BlackFilm.com  Wilson Morales
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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