Sleepers (1996)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:34
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 28 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry,... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric
Director: Barry Levinson
Reviews for Sleepers
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Disturbing, but compelling and provocative. Full Review |
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Levinson has done nothing to sift the half-truths from the melodrama... Full Review |
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B- |
Boasting a glorious multi-generational cast (De Niro, Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric), Levinson's tale of sexual abuse and revenge is just decent, lacking dramatic energy and relying too much on voice-over narration and conventional courtroom procedures Full Review |
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It is all legally preposterous. But Levinson is a slick craftsman, his actors are insinuatingly real, and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus casts a disarmingly believable light on these proceedings. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
One thing you will not being doing after seeing this dark, yet beautifully written film, is sleeping.
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If audiences aren't bothered by this disturbing subtext, there's a lot to enjoy in this impeccably structured, handsomely produced saga. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Disturbing and powerful
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2/5 |
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B |
Brad Pitt and Jason Patric are, sorry to say, far overshadowed by their more mature colleagues. Neither has any real presence, in my mind, especially Pitt, whose star power is far greater than his acting ability. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
It's sort of like 'Mystic River' done correctly.
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
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1/5 |
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3.5/4 |
One doesn't need to agree with the premise to appreciate Levinson's movie, which is rich in atmosphere and colorful in character. Full Review |
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4/10 |
It has really impressive and diverse cast and the story itself -- fictional or not -- can attract the viewer's attention. But Levinson wastes all that opportunity with some unfortunate directing choices. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Sleepers
August 16, 2006:
Character Actor Bruno Kirby, Dead at 57
You'd immediately recognize the face (and the voice) from movies like "City Slickers," "Good Morning Vietnam," and "When Harry Met Sally," but you... More...
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