Stormy Monday

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isla s This is a real 80s cult classic type film, with a gritty, noir-ish feel to it and a heavy emphasis on colour (neon lighting/artificial colour). It features an impressive cast - it's worth watching if 'just' to see Sting, Sean Bean and a youngish Tommy Lee Jones. It features slow jazz type music in the background and has perhaps a slight 'Blade Runner' feel to it, even though it doesn't have a futuristic setting - the fact its set specifically in Newcastle seemed random enough to me. Its quite a watchable and entertaining film, so I'd recommend it, yes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent neo-noir, that's actually more of a romantic thriller. Where American gangster Tommy Lee Jones tries to move in on a British city in decline to carve out a piece for himself. Sting is actually pretty good in it. As is the chemistry between Bean and Griffith. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review ashley h Stormy Monday is a decent film. It is about a crooked American businessman who tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub to sell him the club. Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sting give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Mike Figgis did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent thriller has Tommy Lee Jones as an American businessman trying to force owners to sell him real estate in economically-depressed Newcastle. Danger ensues when a Jazz club owner refused his overtures. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A fine example of lat 80s chic. A young Sting playing a solo on a contrabass is reason enough to see this film, but the Newcastle setting is also exploited for the smokiest, dreariest mood possible. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This crime drama is all about the style, and it delivers in that department, with noir-ish cinematography and jazzy soundtrack that seamlessly blends with the live action. The performances are good (with some interesting casting choices). Unfortunately, it suffers from somewhat thin story, and even though clever/stylish editing partially makes up for that, the character development is severely lacking - we never get to learn enough about any of the characters to really care for them. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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