Monday at 11:01 A.M. (2016) User Reviews

What a shame

[ASK-5 · 4/10 · 28 December 2017]

This movie could have been decent. The story line held our attention. The filming quality was not bad at all. However, I just could not get over the lead character acting.. Instead of casting himself in the lead role, the writer should have found another to take his place.....anyone.

I could see this script being picked up for a remake someday. It's certainly not a great film. But, it has potential. I didn't see this as your typical B-movie overall. It's just that the lead performance was far below the quality of the rest of the film IMO.

I can only imagine what the other actors thought of the film when watching it. What a shame.

Cleaver yes, but not all that interesting

[subxerogravity · 5/10 · 11 February 2016]

The movie starts with a really cool murder scene at the beginning of the flick that really grabs your attention in the opening credits.

Then it falls off quickly, as we get to know Micheal, a rich A-hole who takes his really hot girlfriend on a trip to a remote town in the mountains, and becomes haunted by events that happen in the hotel he's staying at in room 327. It seems like the idea of the picture is that he starts out like a jerk, and the more we get to know him the more we can relate to him and become sympathetic. That never happens for me. From beginning to end, I feel nothing for this guy. Everything is just too bland.

The only good spot was the legendary, Lance Henriksen. He was the only actor I recognized and it shows, cause his season thespian chops made the most basic lines come to life, at least in comparison to the other actors.

The movie's overall plot does grab you again by the end of the film. I thought how everything connected together was a brilliant Idea, but the character development did not hold my interest enough until the big reveal.

So it started off strong and ends good, but the in-between loosen whatever hold It had on me at the beginning of the film, making the end not worth the time.

Decent premise, but falls flat

[lizafox-59338 · 4/10 · 9 January 2018]

The movie has a decent premise with elements of mystery, thriller, and supernatural flick thrown in. The scripting was somewhat stilted and awkward, but could have been worse. It jumps around a lot and gets a little silly, but it ties everything together nicely and gives you a nice, though predictable, twist. The filming was good.

But the lead actor was absolutely the worst. His tone was completely flat. He sounded exactly the same throughout the entire movie. Confusion, anger, love - every emotion was portrayed with the exact same tone and intonation. And who talks like this guy? I get that in written form it may have seemed fine, but the language was totally unnatural. People don't say "they are". They say "they're". How did nobody notice how labored his speech sounded? Is that how he talks in real life, or just when he's trying to act? Most of the other acting was okay (although none of it was particularly memorable), but the lead drove me nuts and made the movie totally unenjoyable.

I watched it in bits and pieces while doing midnight feedings with my newborn. I don't know that I would have been able to handle it beginning to end in one sitting. I'd say it's fine if you have a couple hours to kill, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it.

oh please no, please

[BtzLtd · 3/10 · 22 July 2019]

The entire plot of this movie becomes painfully obvious at about 10 minutes in. its like someone heard the song "hotel california" for the first time, and immediately wrote the script. oh my. good production values saved me from bailing out at the beginning. the performances are passable until our leading man goes axe wielding. its like he went to a bad acting seminar where he learned the best way to play "crazy" was to affect a severe underbite and heavily mouth breathe. painful to watch, but i was already invested. decent story, ruined by a dude who is not a great actor choosing to write a script featuring himself. woof.

Don't waste your time

[mavpatterson · 1/10 · 10 November 2017]

I've seen bad movies and I've seen stupid movies, but this movie combines them both into one with the end result being a movie that just plain sucks! Terrible story line and even worse acting by half of the cast. I've never left a review but found this movie so stupid that I hoped to save someone 1.5 hours of their life.

Truly terrible

[sorensong · 1/10 · 29 December 2017]

Waste of time. The writer/lead actor "Charles Agron" should literally never make another movie again.

Don't understand the hate, it's really not bad

[YRLY59E · 7/10 · 26 August 2019]

This probably could have been condensed into a twilight zone episode. It borrows elements from In the Mouth of Madness, Twilight Zone, Tales from the Darkside, Outer Limits, etc. Some of it is reminiscent of Stephen King's short story Rock N Roll Heaven.

The acting is average though I didn't find the lead actor's acting to be anywhere near as bad as some people have said, probably because I've seen much worse. You can see where the story is going but it leaves you wondering how the final twist will end up working out.

The cinematography itself really isn't bad, it looks decent and is well shot. The small town has just enough to give you the creepy vibe. All the settings seem to have a genuine enough feel to them.

I rounded it up to a 7 though I'd really give it a 6.5, it's decently watchable and somewhat entertaining.

Painfully boring; laughably bad acting

[Velius · 3/10 · 11 November 2017]

The lead male can't act, period. The plot is neither well-crafted nor interesting, and it flip- flops and meanders into every thriller cliché imaginable. It felt like the writer, who I guess is also the aforementioned lead male, had no more idea where the story was going than we as the viewers do. The only redeeming quality, for me, is the actress who plays Olivia, who has genuine screen presence. The film left me frustrated that I'd wasted any amount of time on it. I would wholeheartedly recommend this exercise in pointlessness to absolutely no one.

Good Clean Suspense

[AnnFairOaks · 7/10 · 23 November 2017]

Big Fan of Suspense and Thrillers here.  I feel this movie has been given an unfair shake.

Every single movie has viewers that are at each extreme spectrum...  from Hate it to Love it.

I Love Thrillers... especially, those that have that Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Night Gallery or Tales from the Darkside feel.   This was one of those.  Monday at 11:01am surely could have been cut into an Episode for any of those Shows.

Charles Agron, the male lead...Michael.  Appears to have written, produced and starred in this flick.  His acting was so bad, that it put a Humorous turn in to the movie.  The lines were delivered cold and flat, with some of what appeared to be emotion all in the wrong places.  When he told Jenny to get in to the car, she was basically already in.  That was funny.   Here we are waiting for a thrill and watching for clues to suspense, and the acting is so bad it was Comedic....  LOL...  The rest were OK.   Like I said, I am a big fan of Thriller Suspense.  Not a lot to choose from that are current, that don't have some crazy Blood Letting or constant F words.  This was not a waste of time for me...  I got a kick out of it.    It might be somewhat predictable...  but, the details leading up to the ending were very interesting.  The flip flop nature of the story line was on purpose.  That is what was happening in his Life at the time and I thought that was well told.  Sometimes Life is not Fair....and Death, Is.

Got as Far as the Door is Furniture

[zandertowne · 1/10 · 6 January 2019]

Perhaps it's a bit unfair to review this title only having seen half of it, but if you knew some of the films I managed to sit through that would be review enough. I love me my creepy, Twilight Zone-ish thrillers - regardless of budget - and I'm even willing to cut a lot of slack on the technical levels if the script is sharp, but this one... oh my. When the writing is so bad that every conversation is unbelievable; when the lead actor's performance is soooooooo bad that one must assume he is either not human, or speech is new to him (he's also the writer/producer so he hired himself - hasn't he ever seen himself before?); and when everyone (writer/actors/producer/director) are so checked out of the film - or naturally dim - that no one notices that during a dining room conversation about two imposing double doors, the actors repeatedly, and pointedly, refer to it as a piece of furniture as if they've never seen doors before...well that's too many strikes for me to waste time on. Doesn't help that I'm pretty sure the "twist" ending has been done a hundred times before (hint: I bet it rhymes with "lead"). I could be wrong - maybe there's an awesome last half waiting in the wings - but then again if I swim out into the middle of the ocean maybe I'll be magically saved by dolphins before I drown, but I don't think I'll risk it.

Pretty cool

[fdhodges · 7/10 · 25 August 2019]

It keeps you engaged to understand or wanting to know wtf is going on. I watched till the end which means a lot for me. It could have delved off into other areas of the plot because some were drug out unnecessarily. Overall decent flick.

Great premise wasted on bad acting

[mcmichael_devin · 2/10 · 17 October 2019]

The premise is interesting and was written well enough to draw you in but the overall execution and delivery was fumbled terribly. Additionally the lead actor was god awful from the very beginning of the film. While watching I started questioning who in their right mind casted this guy to be the lead in their movie. When it was over I learned that the lead actor was also the writer and producer.......makes sense

Lead Actor / Writer / Director

[steamboatwillie1928 · 2/10 · 28 August 2019]

This movie had a good premise. The one, single thing that kept it from being a good film, was the lead actor, Charles Agron, who also served as writer and producer. Based on his dazzling display of acting, it would seem the only he could get in front of the camera, was to control behind it. His acting is just plain terrible. Have of his emotional range included hanging his mouth open while he thought of his next line.

Many of the actors take it over the top in their performances. The only bright spot, was the actress playing Jenny, Lauren Shaw. She played the role effortlessly and seemed very believable in her performance.

Honestly, I would skip the dud and avoid any other films that have Charles Agron listed as an actor.

One of the Worst Movies You Are Likely to See

[michael-daniels-84521 · 1/10 · 22 February 2018]

This is a truly terrible movie. Take a really poor script and combine this with very bad acting and poor direction an see what you get. Don't waste your time on this drivel. I don't understand how this movie ever got made, or what people were stupid enough to invest money in it!

Disappointing

[graciemavin · 3/10 · 26 November 2019]

This movie held our attention at first and could have been really good, the setup was interesting. My attention was there wondering what the explanation would be for this town but it was a disappointing reasoning and the uunveil was simply flat. The movie also diverts onto some tangents that really aren't important to the storyline. The acting is horrible by our protagonist, and I usually dont recognize bad acting. Briana Evigan was probably the best part of the movie (mysterious raven haired girl at the bar) I always wanted to know what she was up to. Overall they set us up for what could have been a good movie. The storyline was there the beautiful hotel was there but I was disappointed.

Way better then expected!!!

[rivblue · 6/10 · 24 June 2020]

I never write reviews on movies, but I felt I needed to in this case. I can't understand the terrible reviews. Whomever says the acting from the lead was atrocious obviously has never truly seen atrocious acting before. The acting by the lead wasn't great but it wasn't the worst. Although that is what kept me from rating at a 7 or 8. I truly enjoyed this story and half way through I was hooked. This one needs to be watched until the end. I didn't know what to expect going in but was pleasantly surprised. And the women especially the 2 brunettes, oh so sexy.

Yikes....

[tbuestrin · 2/10 · 31 July 2019]

Note to Hollywood....don't let the producer put himself in the movie. Charles Agron is brutal...bad hair, bad sideburns, terrible writer, and an even worse actor. The only reason this gets a second star is because Lauren Shaw is beautiful and has some talent...

Not for the Oscars but don't understand the hate

[wildblueyonder · 7/10 · 7 August 2019]

I like it, particularly the lead. Not understanding the hate of the other reviews.

Perhaps its a bit predictable, but lets face it most things have been done under the sun its a little silly to think some of these movies that are 4-5 stars on IMDB will be AWESOME...

But this one I enjoyed it was pretty good.

There's some to like, a lot to dislike

[[e-mail] · 3/10 · 17 August 2020]

First, the good: there are many similarities to The Shining. Call that a rip-off or an homage, but i'm going with the latter because it helps me feel more charitable. The mood is somewhat the same, and it takes place largely in a hotel, in which what may be spirits seem to help guide the lead into insanity. Or not.

Many people have commented on the lead. There may be parts that he was right for, but this isn't one of them. Part of the problem is that he was also the writer, which takes away one major voice who might have said to him "Have you thought about doing it another way?" Even then, the director should have been on top of him...but the lead was also the producer, and the director may have felt he couldn't question him.

The end is rushed and not particularly compelling or frightening.

"Monday, Monday, can't trust that day" - The Mamas & the Papas

[Bernie4444 · 7/10 · 30 December 2023]

Monday, Monday, can't trust that day Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Oh Monday mornin' you gave me no warnin' of what was to be On Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me

It is "Monday at 11:01 A. M." Charles and Lauren are on a road trip for a special occasion. They go through a tunnel to a town that attracts them. They plan to stay the night.

Soon strange things begin to happen and nothing adds up; is Charles going crazy or does it seem that some people know him for some reason?

The story is familiar and the tale has been told several times before. "Welcome to the Hotel California." - Eagles

There is no real mystery. The value of watching this movie is to see how it is executed. Do the actors do a good job and seem real? Does the plot twist enough so you will want to catch the details?

I found it fun to watch but nothing exceptional.

Atrocious...

[ladyspock · 4/10 · 4 August 2019]

While I always love to see Lance Henriksen in a movie and this one had potential, the lad actor is atrocious in every sense of the word. It makes the movie hard to watch and gives you a feeling of dread to hear the next words being shot out of his mouth like an over-dramatic prepubescent teenager throwing a tantrum in every scene.... a completely unbelievable character that you want to see die early on.

The rest of the acting is okay and easy to watch (wish they would've made Lance the lead, or even the blond bellhop at the hotel would've been much better). The idea behind the movie is interesting and makes you want to see what's going to happen, although it is a bit predictable, but always fun to see the why behind the what in these types of stories.....

It really is that bad

[tonydiep-54128 · 1/10 · 4 May 2023]

I watched till the end and it really is as bad as everyone says. Charles Agron, the lead can't act. You can can see him waiting to recite the next line. The rest of the actors seem natural by comparison. I'm guessing the only reason Agron got the part is is because he's also the writer and producer and no one was gonna tell him how bad he was.

If this were a high school project the bad acting could be forgiven but this movie markets itself as a 'real' movie. I like the fun of B movies and I like ironically bad movies but this is just plain incompetent.

This is the worst of vanity projects where someone with money attracts yes men who won't tell their meal ticket how bad they are.

If you're watching this and wondering if it picks up, it doesn't.

Truely a 1/10, but the Director did what he could to save it

[MulhollandDerp · 3/10 · 29 August 2020]

I stumbled upon this movie on Amazon Prime. It looked like a cheap horror movie that may be a hidden gem or a "so bad, it's good" movie. Unfortunately, it is neither.

First, the lead actor (who is also the writer/producer) is terrible. It would be almost forgivable, because he is spouting really bland, unnatural dialogue (as is everyone else), but because he is the one who wrote it, it is just sad. There are a few moments where the acting is so bad that I got a chuckle, but it is mostly non-eventful.

Second, the script is cliche and poorly paced. For a horror/suspense movie, it is usually not a good idea to completely give away the entire movie in the first two scenes. *Spoilers* The opening scene shows a murder/suicide where 3 people are involved (2 women and 1 male). Then, the very next scene, the two main characters are shown driving down a tunnel into a white light (get it, they are dead!) This was very obvious that they had died and were going into the afterlife (it is a very slow shot, where the actors have confused looks on their faces), yet the movie tries to give "clues" as if this wasn't completely obvious. At one point, someone asks why more people don't know about the town, and the bellhop says "Some people don't believe it exists," like Heaven/afterlife, get it! The rest of the movie is completely deflated by this obvious "twist," because the entire movie is watching the main character wonder around aimlessly, confused as to what is going on (yet you the viewer knows exactly), and you never feel invested in the mystery. There is a slight twist, as you figure out exactly how the lead actor dies prior to events of the movie, but it is meaningless, because you knew he was dead the whole time and the way he died has no underlying substance.

Lastly, the movie is saved from a 1/10 by the director (who is not the lead actor/writer). This guy did his best to polish a turd, and deserves some credit. The film is well shot, has some interesting lighting effects, and has overall very competent camera work.

I would stay away from this one at all costs, unless you have a morbid curiosity with terrible movies.

"I Had A Terrible Dream!"...

[azathothpwiggins · 29 April 2021]

In MONDAY AT 11:01 A. M., a young couple named Michael and Jenny (Charles Agron and Lauren Shaw) experience bizarre circumstances upon entering a hotel in a small town.

Everyone the pair encounters acts rather suspiciously, and a local bartender (Lance Henriksen) seems almost omniscient, and a bit too helpful.

Michael begins having what appear to be hallucinations, and believes that he and Jenny might be in the midst of a dark, occult conspiracy. Either that, or he's losing his mind.

PROS: This movie isn't a bad trip into the beyond. It's loaded with nightmare images and a paranoiac atmosphere. Henriksen is especially effective in his enigmatic role.

CONS: The problems with this movie are twofold: #1- It's length. The story feels padded out, and would be better suited as part of an anthology film, or as an episode of a show like THE TWILIGHT ZONE. #2- The finale is rushed. After the big build-up, it just doesn't end in an overly satisfying way.

Still, it's recommended for fans of Mr. Henriksen, since he's really good in it!...