Monster Thursday is about a love triangle between 2 best friends and the woman they both love. She marries one, who immediately after the wedding goes off on a seemingly never-ending business trip, while the other stays behind to "take care of her" at her husband's request. Inexplicably, the non-husband decides that he needs to impress the woman by learning how to surf; her husband is a surfer who is obsessed with the hobby. As the movie goes on, the wife and the non-husband grow closer and closer together; when the husband returns, they all have to deal with their feelings. The performance that I enjoyed the most was that of the lead character's best friend, who doesn't seem to do anything but drink beer. The scenery makes this movie a beautiful one to watch. The audience at the screening I attended laughed quite a bit...some of the laughter did not seem appropriate to me. My German friend who also attended the screening told me that many of the scenes our American audience found funny weren't really meant to be, so perhaps there were some cultural issues here. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the film for what it was. Not spectacular, but not bad either.
Review of Monstertorsdag
