Sleepwalking (film)

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Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking movie poster
Directed by William Maher
Written by Zac Stanford
Starring Nick Stahl
AnnaSophia Robb
Charlize Theron
Dennis Hopper
Woody Harrelson
Music by Christopher Young
Cinematography Juan Ruiz Anchía
Editing by Stuart Levy
Release date(s) Sundance Film Festival: January 22, 2008
Limited: March 14, 2008
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Sleepwalking is a 2008 drama film that premiered at at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Plot

This is the story of James Reedy (Stahl), a simple man who leads a less than ordinary existence. When his sister Joleen (Theron) seemingly abandons her daughter Tara (Robb) with him, Reedy finds himself ill equipped to deal with the care of his 12-year-old niece. Faced with the prospect of losing Tara to a foster home, James manages to overcome his complacency, stealing away with the girl and taking to the road. In the course of their uneasy journey, their bond slowly begins to grow, as Tara must come to terms with her mother's disappearance. James, for the first time, is forced to truly examine long buried past events and the consequences they have had on his life, and determine whether they will continue to haunt his future.

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[edit] MPAA Rating

This film has been rated R by the MPAA for language and a scene of violence.

[edit] Reception

American newspaper The Christian Science Monitor praised the film, commenting that "Despite its deficiencies, and the inadequate screen time allotted to Theron (who's quite good), "Sleepwalking" has a core of feeling. It's about a do-gooder who, lacking all skills for it, does good anyway. His emotional odyssey has real poignancy," concluding to give it a final rating of "B".[2] In a review for USA Today, Claudia Puig called the film "Portentous and dull," adding that "[the film] features one of the worst over-the-top performances by Dennis Hopper, who plays an abusive father."[3] The New York Post reacted negatively to the film, writing that it is "relentlessly depressing."[4], whereas The New York Times gave a neutral review, noting that "Sleepwalking sustains a mood of unrelenting bleakness, wearing its aesthetic of desolation like a badge of integrity."[5]

Reviewing the film negatively, Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post called the film "an inert, sloppily written melodrama as grim and featureless as its frozen Midwestern setting."[6] The Chicago Tribune wrote negatively of the book, noting that "Despite honorable work from Theron, Robb and Stahl, “Sleepwalking” makes good on its title in a not-so-good way."[7]

The film is currently given a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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