Monday

Monday is a incredibly fun and entertaining movie experience, I would love to see a Saga made out of this (or at least a Trilogy) Loving Characters with great backgrounds, I Honestly think that The Hit-woman stole the movie, amazing actress, her character reminded me of the T-1000 in terminator 2... She is unstoppable and a bad-ass villain! the setting and tone of the movie reminded me of the early work of Scorsese in After Hours with a mix of Tarantino´s Reservoir Dogs but with its own style and formula. The Only Thing I can call out is the Length..It felt it run a little bit short. I would love to see more scenes with Paul (Kenneth´s Character) it was hilarious and I think an additional scene or two wold help the time also, Joe´s Character (Carlos Laredo), he was AMAZING, I would have love seen him more, maybe on a flash back scene or something doing some Gangster thing Overall Great Action, Suspense and greatly timed comedy pieces

Alejandro weaves a visually spectacular story that has action, laughs, and ultimately is just a ton of fun. The creativity is in full swing with this one.

Like many others, I was eager to watch MONDAY to see just what could be pulled off for a $7000 budget. Within 5 minutes though, I was so lost in the story and characters that I completely forgot this was a micro-budget feature. The writing is sharp and witty, acting is incredibly natural (and funny), and it's amongst the best edited films I have seen in a very long time. Definitely check this movie out and support indie film at it's finest!

Monday is a film Directed by Alejandro Montoya Marin produced by Robert Rodriguez. This feature was made during the making of Rebel Without a Crew where filmmakers were given only $7000 to make a feature, similar to Robert Rodriguez's experience making the Film "El Mariachi."

Alejandro is no stranger to making quality film with limited resources and with "Monday" he thrives above and beyond. Monday is an entertaining Action Comedy about a likeable loser, "Jim" played by Jamie Jung. We can all relate. We wake up one morning and it's rough only in Jim's case, he looses his job, he looses girl and to add icing on the cake, he gets entangled in a cartel hit agenda. All this leading into a clever heightened adventure of having the serious case of the "Mondays."

The film is well cast with Sofia Embid playing the conflicted Sam. Kenneth McGlothin brings in a hilarious comedic Performance playing Jim's Best Friend, Paul, and of course a strong villainous performance from Anna Schatte whose actions through out the film will make you widen your eyes and say' " Holy S---"

Monday is available for purchase on iTunes. I highly recommend watching this film, not just for entertainment, but for other filmmakers to learn how Creativity, as oppose to resources, can make for a quality film.

Article by Greg Farinelli

After watching El Rey's "Rebel Without a Crew", I decided to watch all 5 movies, produced by Robert Rodriguez, on a tiny $7,000 budget (similar to how he made his 1st feature, El Mariachi) and write reviews as I watch each one.

Looks like I saved the best for last, because Monday was the best of them all. Perfect blend of action and dark comedy. I can see a bright future for Director Alejandro Montoya Marín and at the end of the "Rebels" TV show I hear he's already at work on "Tuesday"...BRING IT ON! We need a movie series of the WHOLE week!