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Stormy Monday

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Brendan (Sean Bean) begins to work at a jazz joint in a seedy part of Newcastle, England, and soon develops a friendship with the establishment's seemingly ethical owner, Finney (Sting). Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones), a crooked American businessman, arrives and attempts to force Finney into a shady deal involving the nightclub, but Brendan tries to keep his boss out of the suspicious agreement. Things are intensified when all three men compete for the affections of call girl Kate (Melanie Griffith).

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Variety Staff Variety All visual flash and no script, with comatose performances to boot. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out Mix American gangsters, molls and majorettes with Polish avant-garde jazz musicians against a Newcastle background - and what you've got is a curious homage to B movie Hollywood and the rain-washed neon of the pulps. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times Mr. Figgis, who is a musician as well as a film maker, brings the place, the plot and the film's haunting characters vibrantly to life. What's more, he makes them irresistibly interesting. Rated: 3.5/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A smoky, jazzy mood-ring of a movie. Rated: 3/4 Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show Throughout "Stormy Monday," the characters are sharply drawn, the dialogue is bracingly hardboiled, and the tension is skillfully sustained. Jun 23, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Melanie Griffith steals every scene she's in. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review laurie s It was a good movie but that horrible screeching music was annoying. Rated 3 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 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 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 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 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brendan (Sean Bean) begins to work at a jazz joint in a seedy part of Newcastle, England, and soon develops a friendship with the establishment's seemingly ethical owner, Finney (Sting). Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones), a crooked American businessman, arrives and attempts to force Finney into a shady deal involving the nightclub, but Brendan tries to keep his boss out of the suspicious agreement. Things are intensified when all three men compete for the affections of call girl Kate (Melanie Griffith).
Director
Mike Figgis
Producer
Nigel Stafford-Clark
Production Co
Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$255.9K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround