diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 985b265..7dbba9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
         "react-redux": "^4.4.6",
         "react-router": "^3.0.0",
         "react-router-redux": "^4.0.7",
-        "redux": "^3.6.0"
+        "redux": "^3.6.0",
+        "redux-logger": "^2.7.4",
+        "redux-promise-middleware": "^4.1.0",
+        "redux-thunk": "^2.1.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "axios": "^0.15.2",
diff --git a/src/public/js/app.js b/src/public/js/app.js
index 04d89ec..6519008 100644
--- a/src/public/js/app.js
+++ b/src/public/js/app.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Main extends React.Component {
 function mapStateToProps(state) {
   return {
     movieStore: state.movieStore,
+    userStore: state.userStore,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/public/js/components/user-login.jsx b/src/public/js/components/user-login.jsx
index ad56848..16eb337 100644
--- a/src/public/js/components/user-login.jsx
+++ b/src/public/js/components/user-login.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import axios from 'axios'
+import store from '../store'
 
 export default class UserLoginForm extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.handleSubmit = this.handleSubmit.bind(this);
+  }
+  handleSubmit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (this.props.userStore.userLoading) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const username = this.refs.username.value;
+    const password = this.refs.password.value;
+    store.dispatch({
+      type: "USER_LOGIN",
+      payload: axios.post(
+        '/users/login',
+        {
+          username: username,
+          password: password,
+        },
+      )
+    })
+  }
   render() {
     return (
         <div className="container">
@@ -8,24 +32,30 @@ export default class UserLoginForm extends React.Component {
             <div className="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3 col-xs-12">
               <h2>Log in</h2>
               <hr/>
-              <form acceptCharset="UTF-8" action="/users/login" method="POST" className="form-horizontal">
+              <form ref="loginForm" className="form-horizontal" onSubmit={(e) => this.handleSubmit(e)}>
                 <div>
                   <label htmlFor="user_email">Username</label>
                   <br/>
-                  <input className="form-control" id="username" name="Username" type="username" value=""/>
+                  <input className="form-control" type="username" ref="username"/>
                   <p></p>
                 </div>
                 <div>
                   <label htmlFor="user_password">Password</label>
                   <br/>
-                  <input autoComplete="off" className="form-control" id="password" name="Password" type="password"/>
+                  <input className="form-control" type="password" ref="password"/>
                   <p></p>
                 </div>
                 <div>
-                  <input className="btn btn-primary pull-right" type="submit" value="Log in"/>
+                  {this.props.userStore.userLoading &&
+                    <button className="btn btn-primary pull-right">
+                      <i className="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
+                    </button>
+                  }
+                  {this.props.userStore.userLoading ||
+                    <input className="btn btn-primary pull-right" type="submit" value="Log in"/>
+                  }
                   <br/>
                 </div>
-                <a className="btn btn-default btn-sm pull-left" href="/movies/%3cnil%3e">Cancel</a>
               </form>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/public/js/reducers/index.js b/src/public/js/reducers/index.js
index 407dfcb..3595843 100644
--- a/src/public/js/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/public/js/reducers/index.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
 import { routerReducer } from 'react-router-redux'
 
 import movieStore from './movie-store'
+import userStore from './users'
 
 const rootReducer = combineReducers({
   routing: routerReducer,
-  movieStore
+  movieStore,
+  userStore
 })
 
 export default rootReducer;
diff --git a/src/public/js/reducers/users.js b/src/public/js/reducers/users.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c9e00e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/js/reducers/users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const defaultState = {
+  userLoading: false,
+};
+
+// This actions are generated from the promise middleware
+
+export default function userStore(state = defaultState, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'USER_LOGIN_PENDING':
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        userLoading: true,
+      })
+    case 'USER_LOGIN_FULFILLED':
+      return Object.assign({}, state, {
+        userLoading: false,
+      })
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/public/js/store.js b/src/public/js/store.js
index e8a20fb..9181e6b 100644
--- a/src/public/js/store.js
+++ b/src/public/js/store.js
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-import { createStore, compose } from 'redux';
+import { createStore, applyMiddleware, compose } from 'redux';
 import { syncHistoryWithStore } from 'react-router-redux'
 import { hashHistory } from 'react-router'
+import thunk from 'redux-thunk'
+import promise from 'redux-promise-middleware'
 
 // Import the root reducer
 import rootReducer from './reducers/index'
 
+const middlewares = [promise(), thunk];
+
+// Only use in development mode (set in webpack)
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === `development`) {
+  const createLogger = require(`redux-logger`);
+  const logger = createLogger();
+  middlewares.push(logger);
+}
+
 // Export the store
-const store = createStore(rootReducer);
+const store = compose(applyMiddleware(...middlewares))(createStore)(rootReducer);
 
 // Sync history with store
 export const history = syncHistoryWithStore(hashHistory, store);
diff --git a/webpack.config.babel.js b/webpack.config.babel.js
index d637644..10686ee 100644
--- a/webpack.config.babel.js
+++ b/webpack.config.babel.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export default {
     new webpack.ProvidePlugin({
       $: "jquery",
       jQuery: "jquery"
+    }),
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify('development')
     })
   ],
   resolve: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a3237cd..10ac9b8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -986,6 +986,10 @@ decamelize@^1.0.0, decamelize@^1.1.2:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz#f6534d15148269b20352e7bee26f501f9a191290"
 
+deep-diff@0.3.4:
+  version "0.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-diff/-/deep-diff-0.3.4.tgz#aac5c39952236abe5f037a2349060ba01b00ae48"
+
 deep-extend@~0.4.0:
   version "0.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.4.1.tgz#efe4113d08085f4e6f9687759810f807469e2253"
@@ -2695,6 +2699,20 @@ redux:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     symbol-observable "^1.0.2"
 
+redux-logger:
+  version "2.7.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-logger/-/redux-logger-2.7.4.tgz#891e5d29e7f111d08b5781a237b9965b5858c7f8"
+  dependencies:
+    deep-diff "0.3.4"
+
+redux-promise-middleware:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-promise-middleware/-/redux-promise-middleware-4.1.0.tgz#8477866fa09837c1f08f5869c473747577f5446a"
+
+redux-thunk:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-thunk/-/redux-thunk-2.1.0.tgz#c724bfee75dbe352da2e3ba9bc14302badd89a98"
+
 regenerate@^1.2.1:
   version "1.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerate/-/regenerate-1.3.2.tgz#d1941c67bad437e1be76433add5b385f95b19260"