Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Milan In the best noir traditions, Mike Figgis directed this homage to the famous sub genre of American cinema in the mid 40's, depicting neon lit and jazzy wired story of two lost souls in grimly looking Newcastle upon Tyne, their fates spun by players of the new world order. Drawing from the same well of ideas and emotions as Truffaut's "Elevator to the gallows" (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), which also featured Miles Davis jazz score, Figgis is leading us a step further, nicely interweaving the story of misfit lovers drawn together by chance, and clash between ruthless consumerism of "American week" featuring Frank Cosmo's thuggery and unscrupulous forcefulness of it's politics on one side, and on the other, poetic soul in grand persona of Gordon Sumner alias Sting, who is devoted to true art of living jazz in the old town, not budging from what he believes in, with lovers, Kate and Brendan at his side. "The Krakow Jazz Ensemble" a motley crew of actually British musicians serve as a great antitheses to Cosmo's violent kindness, that stops at nothing to achieve its goal. Sting alone in the club, his cigarette smoking from the ashtray, playing a double bass as nothing else in the world exists is one of the many high points of this film, same as a piano tuner who appears throughout, aligning the intervals between the tones of movie's narrative.This beautifully filmed story with subtle touches of blues, B.B King "The thrill is gone" and "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)", from which it drew the title, is one of the best examples of modern noir. Wonderful film, worth revisiting, more contemporary today than when it was filmed, simply an announcement of the new era to come. Highly recommended - a must see.

adonis98-743-186503 A crooked American businessman tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub in Newcastle, England to sell him the club. The club's new employee and the American's ex lover fall in love and inadvertently stir the pot. Stormy Monday (1988) is one of those films that it does have it's fans unfortunately that isn't enough for me. The acting was mediocre at best especially Melanie Griffith was the worst part of the entire movie her voice sounded like she was trying to hard something that her daughter also has. Tommy Lee Jones was also not that good i just didn't buy him at all as Cosmo. The soundtrack got on my nerves after a while and the film doesn't know what it wants to be is it a Noir? a Romance or a Drama? It doesn't know and i don't think that the director knew either plus the ending was very quick and felt like there was more to it but honestly nothing could save this in general from being actually good. (0/10)

JoeytheBrit This is quite an atmospheric noir-thriller that moves at its own sedate pace, telling a story that could probably be told in a fraction of the time it takes here. That isn't intended as a criticism: it's a shame more films don't take time to take a look around and soak up the atmosphere a little instead of dashing toward its conclusion.An incredibly skinny Sean Bean plays Brendan, an unemployed youngster who finds employment at a jazz club run by Finney (Sting). Finney is being pressured by thugs in the employ of American businessman Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones) into selling his clubs so that the properties can be redeveloped. Getting this redevelopment accomplished requires the greasing of a few palms – and other bodily parts – which is where American waitress (and part-time hooker) Kate (Melanie Griffiths) enters the story. The lives of all four characters converge over a short period of time as the two businessmen clash and Brendan and Kate strike up a relationship.Perhaps the film's main drawback is the way in which it relies too heavily on coincidence to get things moving: Brendan repeatedly running into Kate,for example, then sitting at the next table to a couple of heavies planning to 'hit' his new boss, Finney, etc. As we all know life doesn't work like that – and, when it does occur so smoothly in a film, it tends to jar.Actually, I'm wrong – that's not the main drawback at all. The film's biggest flaw comes in a couple of the performances. Jones is as good as he always is, and Griffiths is passable, if nothing special, but the other two – Bean and Sting - are pretty woeful. I've never been a fan of Bean, although I can't really pinpoint why. His performances are always workmanlike and uninspiring, but there are worse actors around who don't irritate me the way Bean does. It would be interesting to see how I felt about him if he ever delivered a performance worth writing positively about – but then, that's probably not something I have to worry about. As for Sting, if his singing was as bad as his acting he'd still be playing the Geordie pub scene. I mean, I love the guy's music, but he's a Geordie who can't do the accent. It's no wonder his acting career stalled so long ago

JJCA Believe it or not, i saw this movie when it first came out on video around a decade ago. While i remember Sting and TL Jones, i had NO idea that Sean Bean was is in it! Since Ive now joined the loyal club devoted to him, i was happy to find it on DVD. Must say first that this movie has held up extremely well to the test of time. Other than we notice how young the actors look, the plot has not aged. TL Jones as usual gives a masterful performance as the "bad" guy, but with a plaintive twist as one who just cant believe he cant get what he wants. Sting gives a restrained but polished performance (why i watched it all those years ago), and Mr. Bean is fantastic as the naive but determinedly loyal employee who has a heart. I would recommend this to all fans of his. The setting is gritty enough for the plot to be believable and is somewhat film noir. Other than a slightly weak start, it holds yr attention and builds to a tense finale successfully. The only thing i didnt like was the "american week" radio schtick... dont know, but somehow found it embarrassing. The DVD features are no great shakes, but then considering the age of the film, i wasnt expecting even a trailer (which you do get).