Monday

If you thought nothing could be better than seeing Sebastian Stan in that black shirt in the Falcon and the Winter Soldier, then you are not ready for Monday.


Two Americans fall in love at first sight at a party in Greece and wake up naked on a beach the next morning. One is a DJ and the other is an immigration lawyer. Mickey (Sebastian Stan) and Chloe (Denise Gough) take a chance with their meet-cute and dive into a relationship seconds before she is meant to head back to the United States.


Directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Monday is structured around Fridays as we peek into the evolving relationship of Mickey and Chloe after their drunken night together. Their entire relationship is built on the foundation of lust shown through the many sex scenes sprinkled throughout the story.


Chloe sheds her responsibilities to meet Mickey's carefree lifestyle full of island hopping and parties. Chloe discards most of her life: an expensive couch, friends, and a comfortable job in the US. Mickey sucks Chloe into his world of nothingness so he isn't alone. He lives rent-free and has an ex that keeps his son from him unless he gets his life together. Her life merges with his and instead of individuals, they become a duo with no escape. It gets to a point where she is almost expected to go along with everything he does.


The film perfectly captures how intoxicating new love is and how fast someone will drop their entire personality or responsibilities to mold themselves into someone the other person wants. There doesn't seem to be a structure or a goal the film is trying to achieve. It feels like a look into a couple and all the ups and downs. The film is built around the small intimate moments of a relationship that starts abruptly but plays out like a slow burn.