Seven Sisters

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. (31/08/2017)

Cats have nine lives, while Karen Settman has seven, and each of them is a complete original. What Happened to Monday relies on an original idea and is anchored by the performance of Noomi Rapace, who manages to breathe life into seven identical yet so different sisters. Overpopulation is a hot topic even today and the film manages to build a pretty solid plot around dealing with this issue. Thanks to the hunt for the seven sisters, the film doesn't lack suspense and entertains for most of the running time. In terms of the screenplay, it also has some decent twists, some of which were predictable, but some quite surprising. A bonus is the participation of Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe, who almost always guarantee god performances. Weaker, but still four stars. (22/03/2020)

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. (25/12/2021)

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. (29/11/2017)

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). (29/09/2019)