While You Were Sleeping
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: April 21, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
Los Angeles TimesPeter Rainer
It's a movie about the warm feeling you get when you belong to a family, and, throughout, the thermostat is turned up high. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's charming, in its own little way, but really, this film has as much substance as a Cirrus cloud, despite fine turns from Boyle as the family patriarch and Warden as Godfather Saul. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
In general, the script is just slightly above sitcom level, but a few lines, owing to great delivery by terrific actors, raise this a few notches on the comedy scale. Read full review
50
Washington PostHal Hinson
Its attitude seems to be: You met her and liked her in "Speed," now get to know her better. But while it's easy to like her, liking the movie is another matter. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
A romantic comedy has to woo an audience into taking a chance on love. While You Were Sleeping is that kind of sneaky charmer, more riveting than ribbit-ing. [21 Apr 1995, Pg.01.D]
40
Washington PostKevin McManus
A wobbly romantic comedy, Sleeping plays its romantic elements just right, but badly botches the comedy. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The plot of this 1995 romantic comedy, directed by Jon Turteltaub ("Cool Runnings") from a script by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow, is pretty stupid throughout, and the filmmakers show no compunction in shaking its silliness in your face, but the film's casual warmth may make you tolerate some of the shortcomings. Read full review
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