Seven Sisters

What's even better than a movie with Noomi Rapace? A movie with seven Noomi Rapaces. And while the movie is original, quirky, gimmicky, funny, and surprising, I won't be mad at it for the few moments that just made me raise my eyebrows in amazement (typical example – the microwave sprays and how it takes exactly one minute for them to explode). (30/09/2019)

The rating is based solely on the fact that every minute of the relatively generous run was a lot fun (which, by the way, is the most important thing when watching a movie). And also despite the fact that every twist can be seen a mile away, and that this dystopian sci-fi flick is as intelligent as you can expect from the director of the zombie splatter Dead Snow and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (01/09/2017)

This is a film in which the early killing of the “main character” superbly sets everything in motion. What Happened to Monday is an excellent sci-fi flick with a concept that serves as the foundation for a dramatic arc of emotions, surprises and constant suspense, not to mention spectacular action, in a dystopian world with a totalitarian system verging on a fascist monstrosity. Powerful villains led by the frightfully cold Glenn Close, her “perfect SS general” and the forceful countenances of the commandos. The stalemate of the main protagonists, played superbly by Noomi Rapace. Gore and sex. Tommy Wirkola has left all of his genre contemporaries in the dust! P.S. I’m not giving this a fifth star only because of the slightly implausible and needlessly overwrought ending. (26/12/2021)

A lively sci-fi movie with abundant gory moments. Unexpected… until I realized that it was filmed by that sadist Wirkola. The overall concept of the world and this time around the baddies have good intentions. The surprising outcomes and twists work excellently. It's just a shame that the nearer the film gets to the end, the less logical it becomes. Still a great result with such a small budget. (16/11/2020)

Wirkola finished it to the best of his ability given the situation, even though having seven Noomis on the set feels like a headache, and sometimes the acting with no one opposite can be felt. It's a pity that Botkin and Williamson made such a sparse and sour jumble out of the full substance, whose logic the director had to save with B-movie excesses (amusing ones, though). Overall, it's such a bizarre mix of Equilibrium, the new Total Recall with a second infusion from Minority Report and Children of Men. But to its detriment, it's about as intelligent as the former. So, a logical strainer with a head shot. If you don’t get the point an hour in advance, you belong in a cryo chamber. This should have been written by Andrew Niccol. As an evening sedative, it’s OK. (30/11/2017)