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Parents' Guide to

Sleepless

By Jeffrey Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Interesting characters save otherwise violent, vulgar movie.

Movie R 2017 95 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Community Reviews

age 18+

Based on 2 parent reviews

age 18+

Predictable unrealistic movie

The movie in all sense was stupid and predictable in the story line . You know what's going to happen next through out the whole movie. Drug deal and the way it went down was unrealistic. Jamie Fox should stick to comedy . Don't get me wrong I'm a fan to all the actors in the movie that's why I rented it but the story lines was lousy. The director didn't do a good job in making it realistic..

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Too much violence
age 17+

I loved it I thought it was good, could they put a little more back ground info in it yea but over all it's good. I hope they make a part two!!

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (2 ):

Though it suffers from minor plot inconsistencies and some shaky camerawork, this thriller offers a fun, entertaining, "B"-level story; the terrific characters help fill in the blanks. A remake of the 2011 French movie Nuit Blanche, Sleepless (the title doesn't seem to relate to anything) starts with a bang on the streets of Las Vegas, using the nighttime lights and daytime shabbiness for good effect. Then the characters are introduced, each shabby or beaten up or full of a kind of life experience that makes them very interesting.

Foxx's cop must deal with his ex-wife (Gabrielle Union) in matters of their son, as well as a constantly bleeding stab wound. Slick casino boss Rubino has a fascinating rapport with gangste Novak, who's calm yet volatile (with a mysterious, hideous scar on his neck). And Bryant must navigate a world consisting of mostly men; she shows frustration and weariness but also strength. It's these characters who allow us to forgive any dumb trespasses in plot, such as Downs always stopping to change his clothes. Overall, Sleepless isn't particularly memorable, but it's not bad, either.

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