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Seen it?2007 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 48% audience score and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone in the mood for a love story and people who need a good giggle, this one's for you. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Fans of Big Trouble in Little China or Dinner in America should feel right at home. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 48%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$309K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Finn Taylor
- Joseph FiennesMichael Burrows
- Winona RyderSiri Taylor
- David ArquetteHarvey
- Juliette LewisJoleen
- Ty BurrellEmile
- Josh CharlesParamedic
- Kevin DunnInsurance Exec
- Nora DunnMrs. Pearlman
- Judah FriedlanderSimon
- Lukas HaasFarley