Named after each day of the week when they are permitted to leave their apartment, the seven siblings share one life as Karen Settman. Fast forward thirty years and the septuplets are doing just fine living their lives one day at a time in the outside world. Until one day when Monday doesn't come home.
Having shared every moment of their lives in order to survive, the six siblings soon realize there are elements about Monday's life they didn't know. As they try to piece together her day and find her, the sisters are faced with inexplicable odds.
Prior to the movies release, I read countless articles comparing this to the hit television series Orphan Black. Having watched both, the similarities begin and end with one actress playing multiple roles. In What Happened to Monday, we are immersed in a dystopian society that is frightening in the believability that politicians and corporations can manipulate the media and public to push their own agenda under the umbrella of ''the greater good' argument.
What impressed me the most about this movie was that it didn't hold any punches. Though the overall plot was a predictable one, there were many scenes I just didn't see coming. I have loved Noomi Rapace ever since I first saw her in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and her performance in this film only impressed me further.
Every television show and movie I have seen showing one actor or actress playing multiple roles falls apart with they show two of the characters occupying the same scene. Though technology is improving on making these scenes more seamless, there is always a disconnect when it is obvious the characters are just not looking at each other. This is not the case in What Happened to Monday. Not only was Noomi's performance convincing as seven separate personalities, the filming and direction was nearly flawless in showing them together.
If you haven't yet seen this streaming on Netflix, I highly recommend you do so. It is well worth the two hour viewing time.