Argento manages to bring his vibe to the modern day successfully. Mostly a rehash of what he’s done before tho. But I love Argento so it’s ok

Argento manages to bring his vibe to the modern day successfully. Mostly a rehash of what he’s done before tho. But I love Argento so it’s ok

This DID NOT NEED TO BE 2 HOURS! Probably the worst Argento flick I’ve seen cos he was doing too much! Too convoluted and twisty for its own good. Don’t even get me started on the dialogue… first ~20 minutes were kinda solid but it just went downhill

This DID NOT NEED TO BE 2 HOURS! Probably the worst Argento flick I’ve seen cos he was doing too much! Too convoluted and twisty for its own good. Don’t even get me started on the dialogue… first ~20 minutes were kinda solid but it just went downhill

Definitely underrated, Argento does nothing new on Sleepless it is very familiar territory but I did not mind there is too much to enjoy here.

The film opens with a very strong sequence, I always enjoy a chase set piece on a train, for me this opening is top tier Argento, unfortunately the scene sets the bar high and I’m not sure the films reaches this point again, however I was very intrigued by the film.

The acting, apart from Max von Sydow who gives a great performance with the material given, was very flat, the two young couple was boring and the acting did not any favours to the characters, also the direction and cinematography is not as visually striking as his other efforts, it feels a bit like a TV-movie. At the end i did liked the movie a lot, its a pretty solid late period giallo and that opening scene is one of my favourites of Argento’s career now.

Definitely underrated, Argento does nothing new on Sleepless it is very familiar territory but I did not mind there is too much to enjoy here.

The film opens with a very strong sequence, I always enjoy a chase set piece on a train, for me this opening is top tier Argento, unfortunately the scene sets the bar high and I’m not sure the films reaches this point again, however I was very intrigued by the film.

The acting, apart from Max von Sydow who gives a great performance with the material given, was very flat, the two young couple was boring and the acting did not any favours to the characters, also the direction and cinematography is not as visually striking as his other efforts, it feels a bit like a TV-movie. At the end i did liked the movie a lot, its a pretty solid late period giallo and that opening scene is one of my favourites of Argento’s career now.

After seeing both this and the pretty hated The Card Player, i don't really see why people say Argento fell off after Opera (or Tenebre depending on who you ask). His work here is just as stylish and intriguing as it was back in the 70s. The opening on the train is maybe on of, if not the best sequence in Argento's filmography. The rest of the film isn't as great, but it's still solid. One of Argento's goriest films for sure.

After seeing both this and the pretty hated The Card Player, i don't really see why people say Argento fell off after Opera (or Tenebre depending on who you ask). His work here is just as stylish and intriguing as it was back in the 70s. The opening on the train is maybe on of, if not the best sequence in Argento's filmography. The rest of the film isn't as great, but it's still solid. One of Argento's goriest films for sure.

Dario still had it

Dario still had it