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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThis is a formula film, but it has the kind of good cheer and fine tuning that occasionally give slickness a good name.
- 80EmpireEmpireBullock is a delight, disarmingly kooky, pleasing to look at, and - as she has previously proved - a gifted comedic actress.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a feel-good film, warm and good-hearted, and as it was heading for its happy ending, I was still a little astonished how much I was enjoying it.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackIt's a feel-good deal you can take the whole family to, or even better, a date. And this almost cuddly film, built on a farfetched case of mistaken identity, delivers plenty of fun.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe plot runs out of steam just past the one-hour mark and the charade, although necessary to the story, goes on for too long. The ending is, of course, the requisite happy one, but it seems a little anticlimactic.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's charming, in its own little way, but really, this film has as much substance as a Cirrus cloud, despite fine turns from Boyle as the family patriarch and Warden as Godfather Saul.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserIn general, the script is just slightly above sitcom level, but a few lines, owing to great delivery by terrific actors, raise this a few notches on the comedy scale.
- 50Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonIts attitude seems to be: You met her and liked her in "Speed," now get to know her better. But while it's easy to like her, liking the movie is another matter.
- A wobbly romantic comedy, Sleeping plays its romantic elements just right, but badly botches the comedy.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe plot of this 1995 romantic comedy, directed by Jon Turteltaub ("Cool Runnings") from a script by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow, is pretty stupid throughout, and the filmmakers show no compunction in shaking its silliness in your face, but the film's casual warmth may make you tolerate some of the shortcomings.