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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghStanford's script is painfully obvious, right down to the line of dialogue spelling out the title's significance.
- 50Film ThreatFilm ThreatIt’s a shame that this film’s star-studded cast wasn’t able to save the mediocre storyline.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe overly simplistic script by Zac Stanford (“The Chumscrubber”) hits nothing but high notes, making the whole dramatically less than the sum of its parts.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWell-intentioned to a fault, Sleepwalking blurs the line between dramatizing free-floating misery and spreading it.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigPortentous and dull, the film features one of the worst over-the-top performances by Dennis Hopper, who plays an abusive father.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterEven if the movie takes you to some dark places you would rather not visit, at least you will remember the actors who navigate the tortured journey.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDespite honorable work from Theron, Robb and Stahl, Sleepwalking makes good on its title in a not-so-good way.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceTheron 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.
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayAn inert, sloppily written melodrama as grim and featureless as its frozen Midwestern setting.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA soporific dud, which should have been tossed out of Sundance.