The Perfect Sleep
Cinema Epoch | Release Date: March 13, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Negative:
4
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The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Easy on the eyes but brutal on the ears. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Perfect Sleep puts me in mind of a flywheel spinning in the void. It is all burnished brass and shining steel, perfectly balanced as it hums in its orbit; yet, because it occupies a void, it satisfies only itself and touches nothing else. Here is a movie that goes about its business without regard for an audience. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Although the script by star Anton Pardoe is ambitious and creative, its dizzying array of characters, along with a dense story that unfolds more like a checklist of showdowns than an organic narrative, make for a tedious sit. Read full review
30
VarietyAndrew Barker
Unfortunately, Alter's often inventive work is kneecapped by a deliriously nonsensical script, which misses the mark as both over-the-top parody and straight-faced homage, and could have been intended as either. Read full review
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L.A. WeeklyLance Goldenberg
The movie layers its fatalistic drama with absurdist horseplay and a few moments of Lynch-ian mysticism, but it's an awkward mix at best; even when The Perfect Sleep is trying to be funny, it's far too self-conscious to really be much fun. Read full review
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