SummaryIn a not so distant future, where overpopulation and famine have forced governments to undertake a drastic One-Child Policy, seven identical sisters (Noomi Rapace) live a hide-and-seek existence pursued by the Child Allocation Bureau. The Bureau, directed by the fierce Nicolette Cayman (Glenn Close), enforces a strict family-planning age...
SummaryIn a not so distant future, where overpopulation and famine have forced governments to undertake a drastic One-Child Policy, seven identical sisters (Noomi Rapace) live a hide-and-seek existence pursued by the Child Allocation Bureau. The Bureau, directed by the fierce Nicolette Cayman (Glenn Close), enforces a strict family-planning age...
Even in a future bereft of new ideas, it’s fun to watch Noomi Rapace act against herself six times over and her game performances in the midst of fast-paced action make What Happened to Monday? a mostly enjoyable thriller.
Links between climate change, population growth, and a potentially catastrophic worldwide famine are reduced to background plot points. The moral/ethical conundrums of the “solution” are paid lip service but not aggressively integrated into the story.
The movie is amazing. I Get some people don't like the movie but giving it a zero because of people giving it a 10. It's a great sci-fi in a over populated world. I think its a good take on a theme that has been done before. If you like a decent sci-fi this movie is great.
It’s rather less than the sum of its parts, but the action beats director Tommy Wirkola & Co. serve up ensure Rapace and What Happened to Monday keep punching above their weight.
Fans of outsized genre fare should appreciate how much fun Rapace appears to be having, showing off different skills in different wigs. Her enthusiasm doesn’t make this a good movie, but it does makes it likable.
The intriguingly bonkers premise rests somewhat soundly on matters of climate change, overpopulation and genetic engineering, but its most burning question is “Are seven Noomi Rapaces better than one?” To which the answer is a resounding “Sure, why not?”
The steam runs out fast with one generic chase after the next, forgettable gunplay, and gory violence. Its ham-fisted double crosses and half-baked moral dilemmas amount to little.
All I can say is that you need to watch it for yourself. It is the best sci-fi film since The Fifth Element. This is one of the best movies I've seen in years. Instant cult status.
Despite some very blatant plot holes, the fact that none of the main characters were likeable and the fact that it had one of the worst endings I've seen recently, the movie is not a total disaster. The acting was quite good, the fight choreographies were well executed, the movie was entertaining and it was surprisingly violent at times. While the movie had a couple of good moments and an overall pretty interesting story, it still failed at being a "good" movie.
Sept jumelles... et sept fois Noomi Rapace, une pour chaque jour de la semaine, c'est génial ! le futur s'annonce radieux pour l'homme moderne de 2073. Sept fois la même mais à chaque fois sensiblement différente et magnifiquement interprétée par l'actrice suédoise à nulle autre pareille, loin des stéréotypes de la grande blonde plus ou moins écervelée...
La petite brunette venue du froid excelle aussi dans l'action, toujours aussi physique et opiniâtre : elle clamse toutefois assez souvent mais ne vous en faites pas, on vous fait un échange standard ou presque... une de perdue, six de retrouvées... ou un peu moins éventuellement.
Alors, on ne s'ennuie pas puisque ça tire et ça castagne, le service de contrôle des naissances se révélant draconien et très agressif... des poursuites, des explosions, de beaux effets spéciaux mais une réalisation atteinte d'un montage nerveux et de plans trop resserrés, dommage ! Le scénario qui ne radine pas sur les rebondissements est assez foireux et sombre vers la fin dans tout et son contraire pour aboutir au grand ni'mporte quoi. Finalement.
On note aussi un agenda de justice sociale, un agenda bien rempli, très con et réactionnaire. Et pourtant la supopulation mènera très vraisemblablement le genre humain à sa perte : qu'y a-t-il de mal à la politique de l'enfant unique ? On l'a fait en Chine et ceux qui déconnaient avec ça, on les envoyait eux et toute leur famille dans un camp de travail pour autocritique et ré-éducation.
Selon "Seven Sisters", c'est trop vilain de faire ça. Trop méchant. Je parle du contrôle des naissances bien sûr. Mais quoi ? on ne pourra pas nourrir 50 milliards de Terriens, il faut prendre la bonne décision, bon sang ! crevards d'égoïstes et putains de familles nombreuses ! 7, 8, 9 enfants et puis quoi encore...
Dommage donc, tout ce merdier. Noomi est top.
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film. The premise is unique and interesting and Rapace does a serviceable job in portraying 7 characters. Plot, structure, dialogue,LOGIC, however, were apparently left on the cutting room floor. The story is nonsensical with enormous plot holes that the director and writers either didn't perceive or did not believe audiences were astute enough to notice. Extremely poor effort by all (except for Rapace who did the best that she was allowed to when working from such poorly written and conceived material).