The Girl from Monday (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Hal Hartley

Writer:

Hal Hartley (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A comic drama about a time in the near future when citizens are happy to be property traded on the stock exchange.

Plot Keywords:

Corporation | Underwater Scene | Sex Criminal | Gun | Suicide

Cast

Bill Sage	...	Jack
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Cecile
Tatiana Abracos	...	The Girl From Monday
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	William
D.J. Mendel	...	Abercrombie
James Urbaniak	...	Funk
Juliana Francis	...	Rita
Gary Wilmes	...	Adjuster
David Neumann	...	Soldier 1
Ryan Bronz	...	Soldier 2 / Benson
Edie Falco	...	Judge
Paul Urbanski	...	CEO
Michael Cassidy	...	Ted
Normandy Sherwood	...	Emily
James Stanley	...	Doc

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some nudity and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Argentina:84 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Possible Films

Quotes:

Judge: You are sentenced to two years hard labor - teaching high school.

A bit too simplistic

It has a promising plot line, and some quite interesting performances and direction, but overall I felt the film lacked substance.

Except for its unique idea of sex-for-points, it's filled with simple notions such as "advertising is bad" and "freedom is good." Both are valid beliefs, but neither are explored with much originality.

It played out like a weak version of an excellent novel or short story. Great soundtrack, though.

(BTW, I believe the opening credits read "A Science Fiction by Hal Hartley," not "A Science Fiction Film by Hal Hartley," as the first reviewer wrote. Not sure exactly what he means by that, but it is probably significant to Hartley.)