Sleepwalkers

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: April 10, 1992

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 81 Ratings

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CisternOct 27, 2021

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TheQuietGamerOct 14, 2018

An incestuous mother-and-son duo of soul sucking werecats move to a small town in Indiana in order to feed on it's only virginal teenage girl. Featuring an original screenplay from Stephen King, Sleepwalkers has an interesting place in theAn incestuous mother-and-son duo of soul sucking werecats move to a small town in Indiana in order to feed on it's only virginal teenage girl. Featuring an original screenplay from Stephen King, Sleepwalkers has an interesting place in the author's filmography as it isn't an adaptation of his books or other stories. Hyper-violent and cheesy, the tone is more Maximum Overdrive than The Shining. A total trashy B-movie with uneven writing it may be, but thanks to some appropriate direction from Mick Garris (A frequent King collaborator) it manages to make the most of it's cheap gore effects and deliver some low-rent stimulation.

You catch glimpses of potential depth here and there. Like in the graveyard assault sequence that's very symbolic of rape. It never leaves the shallow end of the horror pool though. The aforementioned scene is punctuated with some one-the-nose jokes about consent that keeps the action firmly tongue-in-cheek. There's a nonsensical car chase, Alice Krige going on a rampage through town, and more ridiculous dialog than you can shake your head at. It's all a bunch of cheap thrills, but it's liberal with the blood and over the-top deaths so the silliness is a lot of fun.

Like I said, the writing was uneven. King came up with a lot of inventive scenarios, but the lore of his monsters is underdeveloped. You can see the familiar archetypes often found in his work, such as the sleazy teacher that tries to blackmail Brian Krause into sexual favors leading a suitably gruesome demise, but there's no character development. The dialog is pretty sharp though and the film is always ready with a joke. The early moments of Krause attempting to woo his next victim are pretty well-done. Although it's odd to see his character erratically flip-flop on his motives so much.

As a sucker for cheap thrills I enjoyed this movie. It has them in spades. I think what really won me over though were the cats. Your average stray feline is a goofy weakness for a monster to have, but we got the baddest tabby of all time "Clovis" (Sparks) out of it so I won't complain too much. A straight up OG. There's even a unexpected tender moment with him in here. Who expected that? Overall, this is a stupid good time. If you like the other Stephen King B-movies then you'll like this as well.… Expand

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