Some Mondays are worse than others. But imagine if Monday, not just any Monday, but April Fool’s Day kept showing up again. And again. And again. That’s the ridiculous (but kind of genius) premise behind Happy Monday(s), Thailand’s latest comedy adventure released on Netflix in 2025. It’s a rom-com with a loop, a prank-filled calendar glitch that traps its lazy but love-struck lead in an endlessly repeating Monday. The result? Equal parts absurd, warm, and just a little bit unhinged in the best way.
Let’s start with Earth. Earth is not your typical leading man. He’s in his eighth year of university, which is already a comedic setup in itself. Picture a guy so allergic to graduation that the universe just throws its hands up and tosses him into a time loop. Earth is the guy who’s failed more classes than he can count, and yet, instead of using his infinite Mondays to become a better student, he’s got one plan: win over Sai Mai, a junior he’s crushing on. It’s dumb. It’s charming. It’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who treats life like a long-running group project they never signed up for.
The real joy of the movie is watching Earth attempt increasingly chaotic schemes to impress Sai Mai. From fake heroics to misfired pranks, each day reset starts off with promise and usually ends in social disaster. Sai Mai, for her part, is sharp, endearing, and refreshingly unimpressed. She’s not a prop in Earth’s personal rom-com; she has her own life, own mind, and definitely her own opinions about being stalked by a man who seems to know a little too much about her coffee order.
The supporting cast adds some delightful unpredictability. Earth’s friends (and occasional frenemies) bring big energy to small moments. There’s a roommate who takes every loop as a new opportunity to test out conspiracy theories, a professor who becomes more terrifying the more you see him, and a series of campus side characters who seem to exist purely to make Earth’s life harder, though usually in hilarious ways.
The film doesn’t take itself too seriously and thank god for that. The comedy is fast and loose, with jokes flying at you like confetti. Not all of them land, but most do especially if you’re into awkward humor, character-driven silliness, and the occasional poop joke (this is a time loop rom-com, after all). The recurring April Fool’s Day setting is the perfect excuse for over-the-top pranks and bad decisions. The movie leans into this hard, and sometimes a little too hard. There are moments where you want the loop to progress faster or stop repeating the same gag, but it always manages to pull you back in with a fresh twist or surprisingly heartfelt moment.
Where Happy Monday(s) shines is in its emotional progression. As Earth cycles through his never-ending day, he’s forced to confront who he is, someone who hides behind jokes, avoids responsibility, and can’t finish what he starts. But slowly, and mostly through embarrassment, he begins to grow. The film never lets him off the hook too easily, which is refreshing. There’s no sudden heroic transformation. No massive character overhaul. Just small, believable moments of change, as Earth, gradually realizes that maybe, just maybe, the problem isn’t the loo,p it’s him.
Visually, the film doesn’t go overboard with sci-fi effects or flashy edits. The loop is played straight, and that works. There’s a consistency to the setting that makes each new iteration feel like a slightly altered stage play. The filmmakers know their budget and play to their strengths. The real shifts happen through performances and reactions, not CGI. It’s an approach that keeps things grounded, even when the premise is looping into nonsense.
Now for the gripes: sometimes the movie doesn’t know when to shut up. A few gags stretch past their expiry date, and not every scene earns its runtime. Earth’s immaturity, while funny for a while, begins to drag in the middle. There are a few false-ending moments where you think the loop has finally taught him something, only for the movie to circle back into another hijink that feels like it could’ve been left on the cutting room floor. The pacing could have been tighter. And while the supporting characters are great fun, a few of them verge on caricature without much depth.
Still, despite these bumps, Happy Monday(s) is a sweet, silly ride. It doesn’t try to be a cinematic masterpiece. It’s not here to change the world. But it is here to make you laugh, occasionally wince in secondhand embarrassment, and maybe reflect a little on how you use your time, even if it isn’t looping forever.
It’s the kind of movie you can watch on an actual Monday when you need something light to undo the gloom. It’s also surprisingly rewatchable, which is oddly fitting, considering its premise. And by the end, you might just root for Earth not because he deserves the girl or aces his classes, but because he finally figures out how not to screw up the same Monday, one last time.
Final Score- [7/10]
Reviewed by - Anjali Sharma
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