The movie is well done. Bardem plays nicely his role. And the rest of the cast is superb. It is a good exploration of the plight of workers in European inner-cities (although it could be set in any city in Ohio)after the deindustrialization of these areas. Good to understand male's attitudes to the loss of blue-collar jobs, and the female's take on their desperation. It is Spain's answer to the Full Monty. But be advised, with the exception of a few dark jokes Bardem is able to crack and his flirts with two of the characters, the movie is sad and blue, characters live in desperate situations with little or not hope to get out, even if at the end there is a thin ray of hope for one of the families involved, so there is no trace of The Full Monty's festive take on the plight of workers.
Review of Mondays in the Sun
