Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Blaironit Excellent film with a gripping story!

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

jellopuke The plot may be standard issue and the characters might be more archetypes than actual people, but this movie is great to look at, with some fine editing, and an abundance of neon-drenched, rain soaked style. It's 80's neo-noir and works tremendously.

John Moore I enjoyed this 90-minute movie. Although its plot was pretty basic and the acting not the best, I really loved the setting and imagery of a late 80s northern English seaport. You feel the decay of English manufacturing and a sense of being adrift and lonely; the American/English angle was well-done and fits the Reagan-Thatcher years. The soundtrack also matches the mood, at first being smooth, then irritated, and then chaotic. The couple were easy to root for, especially Sean Bean - who I'd like to have a little more backstory for.Normally, a movie like this would get 5 or 6 out of 10, but that well- done atmosphere makes this good.

gurghi-2 The mist, the neon, the reflections- Roger Deakins could make snot shine. What a great looking movie.And that's it. There's almost nothing else to distinguish Stormy Monday, which marches to its inexorable conclusion with measured indifference. Coincidences rule the day, while little things like character and consistency are passed over in favor of atmosphere and (perfunctory) symbolism.Figgis can maintain a tone, but style alone just leaves me detached. The script is so tight, the story seems artificial; it succeeds mainly in assuring that none of the characters are worth giving a damn about. It's all breath, no blood.In art, such aloofness has probably always been fashionable. It's also terribly juvenile, like a teenager who thinks that cigarette smoking makes him look grown-up. Stormy Monday is a poster child for going through the motions.

fredpalm i only wanted to respond to the one review about the jazz score. stormy Monday was t-bone walker's big hit. bb king recorded it among others. so figges' film was noir blues and r&b based. this while i wait for mark twain audio book to download. but a great film. ah i now realize that i must write more. Griffith's is great here. sting does a good job. but what is very interesting is figges moves. now i do not know what he did before, but this definitely foreshadows las vegas with cage who has gone on to make fine movies with no soul. but las vegas was incredibly dark and sad. anyway Monday could well be an elmore leonard crime novel/screenplay set in england. but really i only wanted to reply about the musical component. now i have 10 lines.