24 Movie Villains Who Weren't Really Bad

24. Det. Bobby Monday in Premium Rush

We begin this list with the most recent film where Joseph Gordon-Levitt must deliver a mysterious envelope through the NYC rush hour while being pursued by corrupt cop Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon). Shannon€™s Det. Monday is under pressure from Chinese loan sharks to get the envelope which will clear his debt. Monday isn€™t inherently evil €“ he€™s a desperate man. Sure, he accidentally kills a Chinese gangster but he didn€™t mean it! Monday isn€™t some scheming genius hell-bent on making the protagonists€™ lives misery - he€™s a man desperately trying to save his own skin and those cocky little cyclists who have no regard for the rules of the road make his life a living hell. Monday is just a victim of serious bad luck.
 
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