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Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb). She turns for help to her younger brother, James (Nick Stahl)— a simple and overly trusting man who doesn’t hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment.
Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits the road with another man. Utterly ill-equipped to be the sole guardian of an adolescent girl, James does his best to make his distraught niece happy. But before long, things spin out of control: he loses his road crew job and Tara is put into foster care. Additionally, old wounds from his emotionally abusive and sometimes violent father (Dennis Hopper) begin to reopen as James is forced to re-examine his life.
That’s when James makes a fateful decision that will bring his life full circle and force him to face his demons. He takes off with Tara and the pair assumes new identities as father and daughter. What starts out as a ploy to evade authorities takes on a deeper significance as James strives to become the dad Tara never had, and for the first time finds a true purpose in life.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | 2007-03-14 |
| Rating (USA): | R |
| Release Date (UK): | TBA |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | Bill Maher |
| Producer: | |
| Studio: | N/A |
| Writer/s: | Zac Stanford |
Cast
| Nick Stahl | |
| AnnaSophia Robb | |
| Charlize Theron | |
| Dennis Hopper | |
| Woody Harrelson | |
| Deborra-Lee Furness |
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I was interested to see this film because of the amazing performance by Charlize Theron in Monster. Like the other reviewer, I too was disappointed. The story was very bleak and started bumming me out, so I left after 1 hour into the film. I enjoy my share of bleak, depressing films, but this one just did not hold my attention. I did think all three lead actors (mom, daughter & uncle) were very strong in their roles. The story line just didn't move fast enough for me.
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MilenaMar 19th, 2008 - 22:57:17
The Sleepwalking trailer suckered me in. I enjoy deep, character driven films, with themes of family bonds, forgiveness, redemption, overcoming one's past, etc. THIS WAS NOT THAT! This movie, as my poor, unsuspecting 'nightmare'/sleepwalking viewing partner summed it up, is 'Pointless.' Horrible. Bleak. Slow. Depressing. Boring. Dark. Negative. Ugly. Really, really bad. It was a Dreadful waste of time. It goes from dark & ugly, to darker & uglier, to horrific & ugliest. There are moments with glimpses of humor and warmth--but those are very fleeting and almost nonexistent. The cast is very strong, and it is mind boggling that any of them said yes to this god-awful script. How did this movie even get made? How much money did they waste on this bad, bad film?
On the way out of the theater, we overheard 'This made me feel real bad.' This movie will make anyone feel bad. It is horrible. So, I recommend it for anyone who enjoys feeling really really bad.
Seriously, a mind numbing disaster of epic proportions.
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