Stanford's script is painfully obvious, right down to the line of dialogue spelling out the title's significance.
50
Film Threat
Film Threat
It’s a shame that this film’s star-studded cast wasn’t able to save the mediocre storyline.
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
VarietyRonnie Scheib
The overly simplistic script by Zac Stanford (“The Chumscrubber”) hits nothing but high notes, making the whole dramatically less than the sum of its parts.
Well-intentioned to a fault, Sleepwalking blurs the line between dramatizing free-floating misery and spreading it.
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Portentous and dull, the film features one of the worst over-the-top performances by Dennis Hopper, who plays an abusive father.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Even 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.
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Despite honorable work from Theron, Robb and Stahl, Sleepwalking makes good on its title in a not-so-good way.
30
Village Voice
Village Voice
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.
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
An inert, sloppily written melodrama as grim and featureless as its frozen Midwestern setting.
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A soporific dud, which should have been tossed out of Sundance.