Thus it would be incredibly difficult to make an entertaining movie without having quite a few illogical things happen. thriller. Although the only difference between his wounded and non-wounded state is that he stops every now and again, groans, feels his wound then takes off again as if nothing had happened. Bad cop Vincent Downs (Foxx) and his partner Sean (rapper T.I.) To secure and retrieve the drugs, Stanley Rubino (Dermot Mulroney), a natty weasel of a casino owner, has kidnapped Vincent’s 16-year-old son, Thomas (Octavius J. Johnson). Directed by Baran bo Odar. This remake of the 2011 French thriller Sleepless … Sleepless reviews: Jamie Foxx thriller BLASTED by critics ahead of UK release SLEEPLESS, a new film starring Jamie Foxx, has received unfortunate … The plot of Sleepless, for the most part, follows the basic beats of its predecessor. Jamie Foxx puts in a good performance and despite excessive swearing throughout, he’s one of the only highlights in this film – even if the character he plays is unlikable. You can notice these things, but I think you are being very tough if you are judging your entire opinion on them. Check. Either he wasn't trying because he knew it was guff or it's true what they say about the actor being only as good as the story. Vincent is now carrying 25 kilos of cocaine (street value: $7 million) that could get him killed. I cant believe they planned it to actually have a sequel! 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Publisher’s Note: Now that Netflix makes public its ten most popular films at any given time, we have witnessed that it’s largely a mix of new original titles like Extraction, a lot of Gerard Butler, and the occasional random title of an old movie that resurfaces on Netflix, like The Roommate or, this week, Jamie Foxx’s Sleepless, which was the most watched film of Netflix over the weekend. Robbie K here and as always please read on for my input on the latest films to hit the silver screen. Admittedly throughout the film I kept thinking to myself those kinds of things, like this guy got stabbed a long time ago and has had about 10 fights since and still seems to have superhuman strength. In my opinion, this movie was just a try at a crazy action movie that instead came out as a college project made by people who didn't know what they were doing, and was directed by a guy that said "you don't need a script, just have violence and it'll all be happy happy joy joy." By Rich Cline. I didn't expect anything outstanding, but something a little bit like Mann's "Miami Vice" or "Collateral". The trailer to "Sleepless" promised all of this and I was sold. Comments. Something already done in the past by the fantastic denzel washington (training day). An internal affairs undercover policemen charged with finding corruption at its core. This Article is related to: Film and tagged Jamie Foxx, Reviews, Sleepless. Stay away if you have watched more than 3 crime movies in your life. For some unknown reason, he hides the drugs in a toilet, so he can bargain for his son but the internal affairs are one step behind him, and they take the drugs, which means that Vincent isn't able to get to his son back. Before review Sleepless i want you guys to know this movie and Arsenal are both rated R for the first time in my country and after hearing many good thing about this movie so i decided to check out this movie and oh boy .......I WAS WRONG.I divided this movie into three parts , the first part is very good both our main heroes Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan are well development .They both has a hard past to push them forward not just for the sake of action but went the movie get into the second part it started to fall apart.There are so many plot hole and character make very dumb decision like in one scene after the bad guys kidnapping Jamie Foxx son and torture him then walked away and left the door open for the kid to escape and tracking him to leads to where his father hiding .I MEAN LIKE SERIOUSLY DID THE DIRECTOR THINK IM GOING TO FALL FOR THAT.THE WHOLE GOOD FIGHT SCENE AND GOOD CINEMATOGRAPHY CAN NOT MAKE UP FOR THIS MESSY OF A MOVIE IF YOU LIKE A GOOD CRIME ACTION MOVIE THAT TAKE PLACE IN ONE NIGHT I SUGGESTED COLLATERAL , RUNNING SCARED OR SAFE IT MUCH MORE BETTER THAN THIS MOVIE. Sleepless is a 2017 American crime drama film directed by Baran bo Odar, and written by Andrea Berloff.The film stars Jamie Foxx as a Las Vegas police officer who faces off against mobsters to rescue his son, T, who they got. So when people come out of a movie and say they hated it because "x" would never happen or "y" didn't make sense or when a certain character did something they should have done something else, I don't really buy that as a reason to ever hate a movie. Even the great Jamie Fox was terrible in this. but this? Sleepless review: Jamie Foxx's crime thriller is a Channel 5-ready snooze 2. Sleepless is an attempt to tell the same story, but one that has somehow been leeched of all that was interesting about the original. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Background. This preposterous wheeze finds Jamie Foxx starring in a sort-of remake of the boffo French 2011 action flick Sleepless Night ( Nuit Blanche ). Vincent is one stressed-out enforcer, and Foxx makes him lean and mean but a bit haggard, a smooth operator at the end of his tether. Awards Save Sleepless. At one point Vincent poses as a hotel worker, in blue work duds and cap, and he’s got his head down in an elevator, so that Bryant the IA investigator won’t spot him — and then, just like that, he glances up, and she spots him, and the only reason he did it is that the director, Baran bo Odar, thought it made for a cool shot. The new Jamie Foxx action flick SLEEPLESS is a bit bi-polar as it alternates from surprising (sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad) and NOT surprising (sometimes for the good sometimes for the bad). A movie so bad that you have to see it. In “Sleepless,” a stylishly hollow crime thriller set in Las Vegas, Jamie Foxx plays an undercover cop named Vincent Downs who is up to his goatee in Big Problems. All of which makes you wonder: Does a dogged IA investigator like Bryant realize that when a fellow officer appears to be doing a drug deal, he might actually be undercover? Harris, Scoot McNairy, Octavius J. Johnson. The script wasn't well thought out and Jamie Foxx's acting was horrible. Harris, Gabrielle Union and Scoot McNairy also star.. just another, empth, shitty movie with good cop, dirty cop, bad cops, and some psycho criminal. And you want to know whats even worse? In remaking the 2011 French thriller Sleepless Night, the filmmakers have dumbed down … He keeps screaming for his drugs to be returned, and because McNairy perks up every scene he’s in, you almost start to hope that they will be. The cocaine belongs to Casino owner Stanley Rubino (Dermot Mulroney) who needs to hand it over to the Novak crime family led by the ruthless Rob Novak (Scoot McNairy). Yeah no this movie sucks. It is a bit corny in places, and the ending was quite predictable but it's intense throughout and the acting from the whole cast was believable. He's better though when his penchant for humor is front and center. Tweet. Follow Jamie Foxx "Weak" Sleepless Review. Metacritic Reviews. My latest review is on Sleepless starring Jamie Foxx. A French thriller gets the remake treatment, starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan. We can see as to why this film was released in January as it is a dumping ground for films, in which many are forgotten by the end of the year. It’s far from incompetent, but it’s a who-cares? From the trailers, this film looks like a mash up of Triple 9 with Taken, and perhaps with a lower budget. His last outing was Annie (2014), which had a mixed response. This is the kind of movie that starts bad and gets worse by the end of it. Film Review: ‘Sleepless’ Jamie Foxx plays a Las Vegas undercover agent on the run from cops, drug dealers — and a movie that's all sizzle and no steak. BlackTree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.). Jamie Foxx plays a crooked cop desperate to save his kidnapped son in this remake of a 2011 French thriller. But it's still too easy to imagine another actor bringing something more to the role than Foxx can muster. | If you value your time, i advise you not to watch it. Follow. SURPRISING: Jamie Foxx tamps down his natural charm to play "against type" as a crooked cop who rips off a drug dealer. But since Vincent is supposed to be delivering the kid to a high-school football game, he has to keep lying to his ex-wife (Gabrielle Union) about the son’s whereabouts (it beats saying, “Uh, sorry, he’s tied up in a kitchen closet somewhere”). Few people already left the cinema and we only stayed because we payed. It just stands to reason. And yes I said that again. “Sleepless” does have a dirty cop, and you’ll probably figure out who it is. The dusk-to-dawn time frame of “Sleepless” evokes Michael Mann’s “Collateral,” the Foxx (and Tom Cruise) thriller from 2004, but this one is staged like it’s trying to be the Vegas-underworld version of a “Bourne” film crossed with “Taken.” There are “existential” fight scenes that crash and spill all over their settings (a hotel kitchen, a spa, a casino nightclub), but mostly there’s an air of meaningless movement, of the hero improvising his way out of one samey-same predicament after another. While not at the top of its class when it comes to crime action/drama, it had a lot going for it in my opinion. Jamie Foxx plays a Las Vegas undercover agent on the run from cops, drug dealers — and a movie that's all sizzle and no steak. Millions in drugs in a locker and they want you to believe that one of the two cops involved would leave it to his partner to bring it in. I watch movies to be entertained, Sleepless definitely did that. The finale is also sloppy leaving room for sleepless 2, which I am not even going to bother considering. Hollywood continuing to churn out junk like this and showing their disrespect for the viewing audience by thinking people are going to continue to pay and swallow this stuff. The new Jamie Foxx action flick SLEEPLESS is a bit bi-polar as it alternates from surprising (sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad) and NOT surprising (sometimes for the good sometimes for the bad). Review: ‘Sleepless,’ but No Need to Reach for the Sominex. Box 1028 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223Chris Stuckmann reviews Sleepless, starring Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Union, David Harbour, Tip 'T.I.' The original was truthful to its name. Foxx is too good an actor — taut and committed — to phone in his performance, yet that hardly matters, since the whole movie is phoned in. In a hotel suite, Vincent tries to convince Bryant that he’s been working undercover (not for vice but for Internal Affairs), and she refuses to believe him. Vincent is in deep hot water, but there’s one problem that transcends all the others: He’s stuck in a movie that’s such a terse, minimalist litany of cop-movie clichés, with a script that minces no words because it barely bothers to come up with any, that almost nothing about his situation is very enjoyable. Foxx gets to play a heavy cop fairly straight to which he's up to that. This is another good cop/bad cop, is he or isn't he, kind of flick, set in Las Vegas with lots of glitz and glamour to hide what is a very shaky plot. I was expecting to see a bit of Collateral in this, and I feel like that's what I got only with a bit more action and less Tom Cruise. Kidnapped teen ("I WILL find you")? Did it get the job done while I was decompressing on a Friday night? Full Review | Original Score: D With Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Union. User Ratings Jamie Foxx is always good value, especially when he's wounded. He spends just about the entire movie running around with a stab wound in his abdomen, and Foxx, without overstating it, lets you feel the pain. Never got around to this remake of Sleepless Night because I love the original and the reviews were mostly terrible, but this was a solid B-movie with a very good, very sweaty Jamie Foxx performance in the lead role. A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a … Both are way too good to be in a movie this bad. ‘Sleepless’ Review: Jamie Foxx Goes Undercover in Underwritten Cop Drama So trite as to teeter on parody, this Vegas-set ticking-clock thriller is a shouty bore Stefan Pape reviews Sleepless, a Las Vegas set thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan - released in the UK on May the 5th. Of course not. It’s great to see him back, even with this being the sour season for movies, but it’s hard to imagine an Academy Award winning actor like Foxx … You just got hold of a gun in a life threatening situation and you bravely decide to use your fist against an attacker who is bigger than you. Then there’s the Internal Affairs agent (Michelle Monaghan) who is sure that Vincent is a dirty cop. Review: | I guess Hollywood is saying, "don't stab thus dude, cause it makes him fight better. Sleepless is a propulsive thin exercise, “energetic” but tedious, the kind of January movie that Jamie Foxx should have permanently graduated from. Since the inception of how policemen take the wrong turn during their career it often shows the rare cop who plunges face first into the mess trying to figure out just who is the bad guy, and who is not. He and his partner (played by the rapper T.I.) ‘The Bachelor’ Finally Has Its First Black Star. Namun targetnya bukan Sean melainkan sang boss Cassino Stanley Rubino ( Dermot Mulrony ) dan Big Boss Rob Novak (Scoot McNary ).Saat baku tembak apa yang dilakukan justru mencuri kokain seberat 25kg yang seharusnya akan dikirim kepada sang … This movie was not a good one. External Reviews It also has Scoot McNairy in what may be his best performance as a crooked scuzz since “Killing Them Softly” (2012) — though in this movie he’s classier scuzz, a punk Vegas crime-family scion with android eyes who’s torn between terrorizing others and kowtowing to his big-boss dad. Reviews Sleepless Matt Zoller Seitz January 13, 2017. In SLEEPLESS, Las Vegas cop Vincent Downs is working undercover, posing as a dirty cop and hoping to discover the secret identity of the inside source used by his partner, Sean Cass (Tip "T.I." The fight scenes were well done, the scenery was dark but was still able to show off the glitz and glamour that Vegas is known for, and the story-line wasn't half bad. Can the man of many talents make this movie, or is it just another knock off meant to take our money. It does seem like a "made for TV" type of movie but the double crossing from the beginning to end, leaves you questioning who he can trust. Although it was a fast moving film the characters held inside a casino for the entire length of the movie became monotonous. Directed by Baran bo Odar. The movie is also not very plausible, in a way that cuts down on its entertainment value; watching “Sleepless,” you have to keep dimming your perceptions downward. Although there are quite a few stars, or at least well know actors in the movie, this is a huge let down. When he realises who he stole the drugs from, he's immediately worried about his families safety and he tries to cut a deal with Rubino, who kidnaps his son for his drugs. I guess Hollywood thinks everybody are idiots and are not going to notice. This brings internal affairs agent Jennifer Bryant (Michelle Monaghan) into the case. This is I what I call "a comedy of errors" Ridiculous, hilarious effort from Hollywood on a remake of "Nuit Blanche" (Sleepless Night), (2011). It's the overall same old drug/cop story and way too over-the-top constant cat and mouse action that brings things down. FAQ Follow the author of this article. The film follows Foxx as an undercover cop named Vincent Downs that steals a large amount of cocaine from henchmen of Rob Novak (McNairy), who is obviously not happy about the situation. I'm absolutely amazed that this film has an average rating of 5.5. Who ever gave it 5 or more stars must have watched a different film than me. The plot is unoriginal, predictable, fight scenes are awful to watch, the acting is just sad. and Jamie Foxx in “Sleepless,” a crime thriller directed by Baran bo Odar. The reasons that the things we see in movies rarely happen in real life is because logic generally takes over and prevents these things from actually happening. Please visit and use the code STUCKMANN for 10% off.FACEBOOK: TWITTER: OFFICIAL SITE: Chris Stuckmann P.O. Sleepless review – Jamie Foxx's Vegas-set thriller suffers from sheer silliness 2 out of 5 stars. Here's the thing - if movies never suspended belief, they would be both pointless and incredibly dull. It’s been a few years since Jamie Foxx has been on the big screen with all his talent. Don't give it too much thought and you'll have a great time. Though there isn't much to this film in which hasn't been already made in past films. squeesh January 27, 2017 7:34 pm Saw the original SLEEPLESS … As far as police corruption flicks go this one tends to line the bottom of the barrel as far as content is concerned. The talented Monaghan does what she can to keep it real, but it’s a thankless role. What alternate reality were the makers living in? Now What? So there's an active shooter in a nightclub, an active sports car swirling around in the nightclub, an inactive bystander, the police show up and guess who all 7 police officers focus on? Then after each fight is over, he appears again all injured like he is going to pass out, that is until the next fight scene comes up. Some films may be bad but are at least watchable. A remake of the 2011 French/Belgian thriller “Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche),” “Sleepless” is a propulsive thin exercise, “energetic” but tedious, the kind of January movie that Jamie Foxx should have permanently graduated from. The filming is done almost handheld camera style and the music is way too loud. I have a feeling that is a lot of what is going on with 'Sleepless' and people's opinions of it. Not much meat and lots of filler. Jamie Foxx plays a cop, Vincent, who robs a ruthless drug dealer, Rubino (Dermot Mulroney), with his partner Sean (T.I.). From left, T.I. For some reason, when it's all over they want to keep open the possibility of a sequel. [Sleepless] fashions a familiar action vehicle for an Academy Award-winning star (Jamie Foxx) looking to stroll through a paycheck role. Then the bad guy is shooting a machine gun in the parking garage with a gas mask on shooting tear gas all over the place yet nobody walking through it is coughing a bit. Ecclesiastes 1:9 came up with the oft used quote that "there is nothing new under the sun". Is it going to change your life? If the glitz and glamour aren't enough to dazzle you, the music tracks will deafen you, and your visual delights will be satisfied with death by knife, death by pistol, death by automatic weapon, death by shotgun, death by truck, death by wine bottle - just to name a few. Based on the coming attractions, I wasn't expecting much, and I got even less. In all seriousness though, this movie doesn't have that much creativity going. Shoutouts to Ralph Sepe Jr. everybody. An original movie that has lots of super 0r1g1n4l set pieces like a casino fight scene and I'm really annoyed that john wick copied that scene before sleepless even came out. Although this movie had an simplistic plot, which we have seen many times before, I still found this film quite entertaining, and the action was pretty decent. © Copyright 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Jamie Foxx in “Sleepless” is like a cross between Charles Bronson in “Death Wish” and Liam Neeson in “Taken.” Relentless and packs a punch. But in totality, as an action thriller, I think “Sleepless” is significantly out of touch with what mainstream audiences today would consider to be cool. Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) is a police detective, who along with his partner Sean Cass (T.I. This movie could've been a real hit if only everyone in the production paid attention to the inconsistencies. Let me start by saying that I like gritty neo-noir thrillers, Jamie Foxx and dramas that are set in a compressed time frame. Jeez. | Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) sudah 2 tahun dia menyelidiki kasus kejahatan yang melibatkan mafia, dia telah mengetahui Sean ( T I ) sang kurir bagi bosnya. Jamie gets stabbed in the beginning of the movie and then walks around through the rest of the movie like he can barely stand up and walk, but yet has all these fight scenes after that where he is beating up everybody with no hint of an injury. | Sleepless is a 2017 film starring Michelle Monaghan and Jamie Foxx.. 0 out of 10 stars. Heh heh. Half-way through the movie I already asked her more than 3 times if she want's to go home and watch Star Wars ep-2 (we started watching it because she never saw it). Jamie Fox and Michelle Monaghan, what were they doing in this? JoBlo.com's Eric Walkuski reviews SLEEPLESS, starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan. if it hasn't been so loud I would have caught a nap. 10/10. Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, David Harbour, Tip "T.I." Typical, generic and predictable "undercover cop/bad cop" thriller. With that aside, it's still worth a watch, and you can't fault it in the intensity department but I was left feeling empty when the movie finished, and I won't be watching it again in a hurry. The action was surprisingly entertaining, even from Monaghan who didn't shy from throwing a few punches but it's not the type of film that become an all time classic. The only good thing about this movie is that it lasts 90 min, so even though it pains to watch, it doesn't last that long. Sleepless is a Jamie Foxx lead film where he has the ability to shine. Wouldn't pay a dime to watch it at the movies. 6 Apr 2017 in an small room with even smaller number of people I start watching this movie that I "vouched" for my girlfriend because I quote " Jamie Foxx plays in good movies." Well maybe some are but my standards are a lot higher than this. Incompetent direction ruins a promising B-picture, Inconsistencies, inconsistencies, inconsistencies, If you´re new to movies or life I guess it might be ok. WELL , IT AIN'T NO EASY GRAB , THEY GOT T ! Bryant’s pursuit of Vincent is the motor of “Sleepless,” yet you watch it thinking: Wow, she really hasn’t seen enough cop movies. Tim Robey, Film Critic 4 May 2017 • 4:33pm. She’s got plans to expose him, and after he stashes the drugs over a casino men’s-room stall, she goes in there and takes them, removing his only power card. Sleepless Night opens with an audacious daytime heist that involves squealing sports cars, heavily armed thieves and henchmen, and a generous bag of cocaine. Jamie Foxx takes on an army of pursuers in this preposterous police thriller from Baran bo Odar Oh, good grief, how much sillier can thrillers get? just killed two crooks they shouldn’t have, and they also ripped off a more dangerous drug dealer than the one they thought they were working. Now streaming on: ... Foxx makes a fine action hero; he can do almost anything the movie requires of him, and his average guy demeanor here works up to a point. 'Sleepless': Review By Wendy Ide 2017-05-02T21:00:00+01:00 Jamie Foxx makes a high-octane return in Swiss director Baran bo Odar’s bullet-strafed blitzkrieg about corrupt cops in Las Vegas The story feels disjointed and at times its hard to work out exactly what sort of film Sleepless wants to be. With time against him, and his sons mum Dena (Gabrielle Union) asking uncomfortable questions about his sons whereabouts, Vincent is forced to take matters into his own hands, risking his job and his life in the process. This one isn’t. ... REVIEW: I haven't seen SLEEPLESS NIGHT, the 2011 French film SLEEPLESS is a … It’s pretty awful. Some minutes in to the movie I was begging that he was really a dirty cop and this movie would have some real attitude but that was soon killed with the rest of the plot. Crime Thrillers seem to be the rage this weekend, as this is my third movie with the genre tag to review. Nile Niami’s ‘The One’ Bel Air Megamansion Finally Hits the Market, at a Discount, AOC Says Trump Is a ‘Clear and Present Danger.’ Calls on Cruz, Hawley to Resign, Kohler’s High-Tech New Bathtub Is an Alexa-Enabled Aromatherapy Chamber With Its Own App, NCAA Set to Delay NIL Vote Under Pressure From Trump Justice Department, The Most Comfortable Men’s Underwear to Buy in 2021. So cliche I wonder did mr Foxx even read the script before signing up. And that’s likely to be reflected in an underwhelming box-office performance. There are no layers to any of it. Jamie Foxx plays Vincent Down. Harris).The partners steal 25 kilos of cocaine, and their theft results in a shoot-out, with several dead. "Sleepless" proves that in spades. Watchable! Foxx is too good an actor — taut and committed — to phone in his performance, yet that hardly matters, since the whole movie is phoned in. ), get involved in a heist that results in the acquisition of over 25 kilos of cocaine. Sleepless is directed by Baran bo Odar and stars Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, and Scoot McNairy. The following review will be spoiler free. Jamie Foxx can't really save this movie though he's probably the bright spot here no doubt. Starting with the robbery of Novac's drug supply, which was supposed to be delivered to another source as some kind of kickback or future plans to keeping his business rolling. Jamie Foxx has a lot of enemy's, as established masterfully in the opening scene and the trailer, which means it makes sense when Jamie Foxx clarifies to his friend that "It ain't no easy grab, they got T". Officer Bryant played by Michelle Monaghan, is on the hunt for Vincent, while he attempts to get to his son and the drugs that were taken by Bryant. 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