My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Stormy Monday (1988)


Mike Figgis' film debut is much different than his more known film Leaving Las Vegas.   Stylized to be a kind of film noir it tells the story of a young man wanting a job at a Jazz Club in Newcastle, England and how he gets mixed up with a corrupt American businessman's moll and other mobster types.  It does feel like a Jazz song in many ways, emitting mood and sex.  I'll be upfront and admit that I've never been a big Melanie Griffith fan but she's not terrible and her chemstry with Sean Bean works on many levels.   Tommy Lee Jones delivers a decent although forgettable performance as does Sting as the Jazz club owner.  Overall it's a mildly successful film that I felt missed the mark in trying to be as cool as your typical film noir.  Grade: B
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