
In once thriving but now decaying Newcastle upon Tyne, Finney, initially advised not to, has owned and operated a jazz club for ten years, against the odds making it a success and in the process him wealthy. Earnest Irishman Brendan, needing work, responds to the ad placed for a cleaning job at the club, and going against his initial impression, Finney, in what he learns is their shared knowledge and love of jazz, hires Brendan, not only as a cleaner, but to run odd errands, ... (Full plot summary below)
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In once thriving but now decaying Newcastle upon Tyne, Finney, initially advised not to, has owned and operated a jazz club for ten years, against the odds making it a success and in the process him wealthy. Earnest Irishman Brendan, needing work, responds to the ad placed for a cleaning job at the club, and going against his initial impression, Finney, in what he learns is their shared knowledge and love of jazz, hires Brendan, not only as a cleaner, but to run odd errands, one of the first in the latter category being for Brendan to pick up The Krakow Jazz Ensemble from the airport and get them settled in their hotel, they who will be performing at the club. This job hire occurs concurrently with American Week in the city, a high profile event organized jointly by Cosmo, a Texas businessman, in town looking for investment opportunities, such influx of capital much needed for the city's revitalization. In combination with a new relationship with an American waitress named Kate, who in reality is more than just a waitress unknown to him, Brendan will find that he has walked into a dangerous situation when he gets wind of a potentially deadly incident, with Cosmo's want to invest more than just to make money.
Leave your thoughts about Stormy Monday.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert"Stormy Monday" is about the way light falls on wet pavement stones, and about how a neon sign glows in a darkened doorway. |
| KFOR Channel 4 NewsBlake DavisA strong exercise in mood early in Mike Figgis's career. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAll visual flash and no script, with comatose performances to boot. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonJones works his machismo persona into a lather, but it's unclear what he's doing in this movie, so he's more a source of campy fun than menace. |
| User ReviewPrivate UI love this movie. It's Jazz, film noir, East meets west and so much more |
| User ReviewGordon BSean wasn't given top billing on this movie and he should have been |
| User ReviewJames MGood jazz. Lovely shots of the city. Pulpy plot. Classy cast. Timeless comment on Anglo-American relations. Recommended. There will be no sequel, though there arguably could and should be.. |
| User ReviewMikael KBefore any of the these people were famous, three actors and one director came together to make a great film. Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, Sean Bean (classic bad guy) and director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) all star together in a film about an American trying to redevelop Newcastle's waterfront. |
| User ReviewBradley KA 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. |
| User ReviewLisa SA GOOD MOVIE ABOUT THE REBUILDING OF A BRITISH CITY THAT HAS BEEN DEVASTED BY THE LOSS OF IT'S MAIN INDUSTRY AND THE PREDATORS THAT TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE |