Portentous and dull, the film features one of the worst over-the-top performances by Dennis Hopper, who plays an abusive father.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
It's because of AnnaSophia Robb's performance...I don't think you'll see a more fascinating and nuanced performance at the movies this year.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
The movie seems terrified of true psychological complexity or perversity. It's less a family tragedy than a lousy country dirge.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Crust
Terrific performances and a bleak, riveting look at life on the economic fringes eventually gives way to an overly familiar tale of abuse, denial and catharsis that feels like warmed over Sam Shepard minus the poetry.Read Full Review »
There's loads of suffering in Sleepwalking, piled on until the picture almost becomes an unintentional comedy.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
As Mr. Maher, in his feature directing debut, brings in surreal touches and puts on literary airs, the film’s grip loosens, and its vernacular turns increasingly wooden.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
An inert, sloppily written melodrama as grim and featureless as its frozen Midwestern setting.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Michelle Orange
Theron and Woody Harrelson provide vitality against the film's heavy load, but they aren't around long enough to keep it from collapsing under its own portentous weight.Read Full Review »
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