Monday
IFC Films | Release Date: April 16, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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90
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinSep 15, 2020
There will be viewers out there who will recoil from these two crazy kids' wild, exhibitionistic carnality, their druggy hedonism and their cavalier attitude toward interior decoration. But anyone else who's ever been in a relationship like this — especially the kind of that starts to feel like a codependent bipolar disorder trapped on a rollercoaster by the end — will painfully relate to Monday's sensual, funny and above all honest look at amour fou. Read full review
80
IGNKristy PuchkoApr 15, 2021
Hayes and Papadimitropoulos' script is meticulous in its capturing of the internal contradictions that make up real people. Stan and Gough fearlessly embrace it all. Together, they give us such an honest and intimate exploration of an adult relationship that Monday feels almost like prying. Yet the most fascinating element of this rich drama is that there is no determination of judgment. No easy blame may be laid. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 15, 2021
This honest examination of a passionate, disastrous, adult relationship, might feel like a warning itself. Papadimitropoulos doesn’t offer easy answers, but what Monday brings is something tangibly real and profoundly human. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeSep 15, 2020
The audience brings to this film a set of expectations born from a lifetime of watching romantic fiction. That Monday skewers them so pointedly and thoroughly is what makes it such an entertainingly subversive spin on the genre. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 14, 2021
Monday asks, what happens when that thing you do with your life in lieu of a plan becomes the plan? Read full review
77
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeApr 14, 2021
These performances are about more than just literal nudity, of course; both leads strip away the surface layers of the characters — her brisk efficiency, his good-time party vibes — to get at the vulnerability and the complex neuroses of each. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlan NgApr 22, 2021
Monday succeeds in large part to Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough’s performances. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriApr 16, 2021
If Monday succeeds as a compelling drama — and, for all the clichés of its story, it does mostly succeed — it’s because Papadimitropoulos and his actors capture the intoxication of new love, as well as the slow-burn agony of the psychological combat that often ensues, with all the small skirmishes and victories and defeats that slowly pick away at a relationship. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonApr 15, 2021
All in all, Mr. Papadimitropoulos maintains a delicate balance between the wryly hilarious and the heartbreaking, and sometimes the high wire trembles. But danger is intoxicating, and Chloe and Mickey—along with their audience—spend much of “Monday” delightfully drunk. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 15, 2021
While Monday is not quite as bracing as Papadimitropoulos’s prior feature, “Suntan,” it’s a sharply observed, well-acted picture with a lot of tart detail and a few real stings in its tail. Read full review
69
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganApr 15, 2021
The premise itself might seem like one set up for failure, but Monday manages to stray away from the petty voyeurism of blow-out fights in order to convey something deeper about love and relationships. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 14, 2021
No scene seems superfluous even if many go on too long. “A bit of a wallow” may cross your mind, as it did mine. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 15, 2021
Monday, shot with a mostly Greek crew, has been made with some liveliness and skill, and the two actors really fuse. . . . But Papadimitropoulos treats most of the film as if he were making “Blue Valentine” or “Head-On”: a study in masculine narcissism. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandApr 14, 2021
While Papadimitropoulos and his cast capture the perma-vacation feel that permeates Mickey and Chloe’s happiest moments, he’s less adept at navigating the heftier emotional elements. Read full review
58
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferSep 15, 2020
Not unlike the on-screen pair, Mickey (Sebastian Stan) and Chloe (Denise Gough), Papadimitropoulos excels in exploring the couple’s carnal journey but can never quite hit a groove when it comes to finding stability in their cohabitation. Read full review
50
ABC NewsPeter TraversApr 16, 2021
Sebastian Stan, the Winter Soldier himself, shows he can turn up the heat with costar Denise Gough for a romcom romp in Greece that starts on a sexy, swooshing high before draining out the fun for dramatic insights that never come. Bummer. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 15, 2021
Problem is, the more we know about these two, the less we care about what happens to them. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckApr 15, 2021
Monday has an artsy, improvised feel, but also falls prey to some pretty standard rom-com tropes. Read full review
50
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 15, 2020
For about three-quarters of the runtime, this dynamic works in creating effective drama and authentic situational humor. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony LaneApr 16, 2021
Eventually, despite a number of Dionysian interludes, not least a drug-driven scooter ride with neither helmets nor clothes, this on-off emotional rhythm grows demoralizing, and the movie becomes a less than appealing blend of rave and rut. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawSep 18, 2020
All of this film’s various moods – erotic, euphoric, tragic – are unearned and despite what is clearly strenuous effort from the performers themselves, the acting is hammy and undirected. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireApr 16, 2021
Despite the dazzling, sun-soaked scenery, the long nights of partying and the sight of these attractive actors stripping themselves bare—physically and emotionally—for their roles, the harsh truth of Monday, and its accompanying hangover, comes all too soon for us. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 14, 2021
We’ve been here before and many, many times, and Monday, newly available on demand, doesn’t give us enough reason to be here again. Read full review
38
Slant MagazinePaddy MulhollandApr 12, 2021
Ultimately, the film is unable to overcome the mundanity of its simple, overly familiar scenario. Read full review
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