Hartley's soft spot for offbeat romances is trumped by irony and sloganeering dialogue.
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Flaky, funny, and sexy.
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Not one of Hartley's most successful efforts, but it's witty, daring, different and a welcome alternative to Hollywood pap.
60
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
There's ample opportunity here for a sharp consumerist satire, like a dryer cousin to the candy-colored pop-culture send-up “Josie And The Pussycats,” but Hartley misses his own joke.
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
VarietyRobert Koehler
Unconvincingly attempts to update the futurist dystopian traditions of Orwell, Huxley and William Gibson.
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
As satire, it doesn't add up -- but it's an admirable, if dull, experiment.
Evokes a mood of tenderness. Beyond that, it is a weightless, sentimental and intellectually lazy effort from an independent filmmaker whose movies seem increasingly insubstantial.
20
Film Threat
Film Threat
A profoundly unnecessary movie, The Girl From Monday is an embarrassment.