星期一

This is a story of two American expats, Mickey (Sebastian Stan) a professional DJ and occasional composer, and Chloe (Denise Gough) an immigration attorney. The two Americans meet on a Friday night at a party in Athens, when they get drunk, have sex on a nearby beach, and introduce themselves to each other the next morning while in a police car. A lot of contrivances lead to the two hanging out together for the rest of the day, going to another party, and having plenty of more sex. When it ends, Mickey chases Chloe to the airport for a big romantic gesture. On another Friday sometime in the near future, the two are about to move in together.

Monday charts a well-worn path through Chloe and Mickey’s relationship as time reveals their fundamental incompatibilities. The inevitable fights occur, from the difficulties of moving in with a new partner to the challenges of bringing disparate social circles together in one place, though none is more bothersome (and predictable) than the old flames still lingering in the background of Chloe and Mickey’s lives. Ultimately, the film is unable to overcome the mundanity of its simple, overly familiar scenario.