Stormy Monday (1988)

89% of critics liked it
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Stormy Monday is a four-person character study in which style is all that matters. This tautly constructed, deftly executed crime thriller is set in economically depressed Newcastle England. Sting plays Finney, a relatively honest Newcastle jazz-club owner who crosses the path of crass American… More Stormy Monday is a four-person character study in which style is all that matters. This tautly constructed, deftly executed crime thriller is set in economically depressed Newcastle England. Sting plays Finney, a relatively honest Newcastle jazz-club owner who crosses the path of crass American gangster Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones). Flaunting his wealth at every opportunity, Cosmo wants to involve Finney in a land development deal -- if only he'll give up his club. Both men are enamored of Kate (Melanie Griffith), who becomes a pawn in their ongoing one-upsmanship. Kate and her lover (Sean Bean) try to prevent Finney from corrupting his own sense of values by wallowing in the gutter with Cosmo. Stormy Monday, the first feature-length directorial effort of former jazz musician Mike Figgis, who also wrote the script and composed the score, tells its story using subtle shadings of character and a vivid evocation of its Newcastle setting rather than through violent action. Figgis's moody direction of his excellent screenplay is quietly effective and brimming with visual nuance and irony -- particularly in its perceptive take on love, money, jazz, and economic necessity. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By: Mike Figgis
Written By: Mike Figgis
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: May 1, 1988 Wide
On DVD: Sep 17, 2002
Studio: British Screen Productions

Critic Reviews

Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Atmospheric.
Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
A strong exercise in mood early in Mike Figgis's career.

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Cast

            Melanie Griffith as Kate

            Tommy Lee Jones as Cosmo

            Sting as Finney

            Sean Bean as Brendan

            Prunella Gee as Mrs. Finney

            James Cosmo as Tony

            Mark Long as Patrick

            Alison Steadman as Mayor

            Brian Lewis as Jim

            Derek Hoxby as Bob

            Heathcote Williams as Peter Reed

            Guy Manning as Hotel Waiter

            Caroline Hutchison
            
            Fiona Sloman as Hotel Receptionist

            Tony Bluto as Chef

            Andrzej Borkowski as Andrej

            Catherine Chevalier as Cosmo's Secretary

            Keith Edwards as Barman

            Roderic Leigh as Counciller Perry

            Elizabeth Mason as Waitress

            Al Matthews as Radio DJ

            Terry Day as The Krakow Jazz Emsemble

            Czeslaw Grocholski as Old Polish Man

            Mick Hamer as Pianist

            Dulice Liecier as Carol

            John Tong Ying
            
            Pam Rack
            
            Deborah Brown
            
            Mary Selway
            
            Clive Curtis as Cosmo's Bodyguard

            Richard Hawley as Weegee's Manager
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