
In the not-distant-future, the market has taken over everything, thanks to the marketers. The consumer is king, and those who see value outside of the marketplace are "enemies of the consumer", terrorists, and "partisan" enemies that the state must dispose of. Protagonist Jack seems to be at one with the media corporations (after all, his marketing ideas led to the institutionalization of the exchange of sex for enhanced buying power), but is he somehow involved with the feeb... (Full plot summary below)
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In the not-distant-future, the market has taken over everything, thanks to the marketers. The consumer is king, and those who see value outside of the marketplace are "enemies of the consumer", terrorists, and "partisan" enemies that the state must dispose of. Protagonist Jack seems to be at one with the media corporations (after all, his marketing ideas led to the institutionalization of the exchange of sex for enhanced buying power), but is he somehow involved with the feeble and pathetic resistance movement? Does he love Cecile, his colleague, or is she a pawn in his game? And what of the mysterious girl from Monday? Are immigrants from the star system "Monday" really assisting the partisans?
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThere's heavy influence from the "Brave New World" brand of dystopian fantasy, but engaging performances and a stylized visual approach lend it originality. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerHartley's soft spot for offbeat romances is trumped by irony and sloganeering dialogue. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThere's ample opportunity here for a sharp consumerist satire, like a dryer cousin to the candy-colored pop-culture send-up “Josie And The Pussycats,” but Hartley misses his own joke. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoNot one of Hartley's most successful efforts, but it's witty, daring, different and a welcome alternative to Hollywood pap. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghHartley's score is lovely and he makes excellent use of digital video, but the film's paucity of provocative ideas is its undoing. |
| Portland OregonianM. E. RussellAs satire, it doesn't add up -- but it's an admirable, if dull, experiment. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerUnconvincingly attempts to update the futurist dystopian traditions of Orwell, Huxley and William Gibson. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHartley's satire of consumer-driven sexuality is undermined by the straight-faced decision to cast affectless model Tatiana Abracos as the heroine. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenEvokes a mood of tenderness. Beyond that, it is a weightless, sentimental and intellectually lazy effort from an independent filmmaker whose movies seem increasingly insubstantial. |
| Film ThreatPeter HansonA profoundly unnecessary movie, The Girl From Monday is an embarrassment. |