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If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The plot may be standard issue and the characters might be more archetypes than actual people, but this movie is great to look at, with some fine editing, and an abundance of neon-drenched, rain soaked style. It's 80's neo-noir and works tremendously.

I always make it a point to see every movie involving jazz, mainly to see how they mess it up, and to see if there's some good music in the thing. This movie starred a man whom I consider to be worst jazz singer in the history of the world, Sting, and thank God he doesn't sing a note in the whole flick. He does try to make some noise on the acoustic bass, and shows that he should stick to electric bass and rock music. There's a horrible English band with one of the worst tenor sax players I've ever heard, honking away at both the club and the "American Week" party. It sounded like they were trying to sound bad on purpose, and the Maitre'D is shown in one scene trying to tell them to quiet down! The Polish Jazz Band sounded better, with an excellent sax player, but they played some terrible "free jazz" piece in the last scene that made me want to vomit. The whole Polish angle of the story seemed out of place, and the look of the movie was too glitzy to qualify it as film noir. Sting acted okay, but looks too scrawny to be a tough, English club owner.

i only wanted to respond to the one review about the jazz score. stormy Monday was t-bone walker's big hit. bb king recorded it among others. so figges' film was noir blues and r&b based. this while i wait for mark twain audio book to download. but a great film. ah i now realize that i must write more. Griffith's is great here. sting does a good job. but what is very interesting is figges moves. now i do not know what he did before, but this definitely foreshadows las vegas with cage who has gone on to make fine movies with no soul. but las vegas was incredibly dark and sad. anyway Monday could well be an elmore leonard crime novel/screenplay set in england. but really i only wanted to reply about the musical component. now i have 10 lines.

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).