IndieWire by Eric Kohn
Despite the ongoing momentum, Sleepless Night never loses touch with its story.
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Director
Frédéric Jardin
Cast
Tomer Sisley,
Julien Boisselier,
JoeyStarr,
Serge Riaboukine,
Laurent Stocker,
Lizzie Brocheré
Genre
Action,
Comedy,
Thriller,
Romance
Vincent is a crooked cop whose drug heist goes wrong when he is stabbed and his identity is discovered. Vincent escapes with a bag of cocaine, but it belongs to a powerful mob boss who kidnaps his son for ransom. Now he has until the end of the night to return the stash and save his son...
IndieWire by Eric Kohn
Despite the ongoing momentum, Sleepless Night never loses touch with its story.
Slant Magazine by Jaime N. Christley
After a few turns in the modest narrative, an unlikely sense of structural resilience begins to emerge.
Village Voice
There are hints of humor and depth early on, but about halfway through, Sleepless Night clicks into something funny and warm without sacrificing its edge.
Time Out by David Fear
An American remake is already being prepped. We suggest Hollywood simply cries uncle now and calls it a day.
Variety by Rob Nelson
There's no mistaking Jardin's playful mastery of the Hollywood-style action aesthetic; his movie starts in high gear and accelerates steadily from there.
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Frederic Jardin's gripping Sleepless Night maintains a consistently high pitch without growing monotonous.
Village Voice by Mark Holcomb
There are hints of humor and depth early on, but about halfway through, Sleepless Night clicks into something funny and warm without sacrificing its edge.
Austin Chronicle by Kimberley Jones
Sisley is a former stand-up comic, although you'd never guess it here: Finding himself in the eye of a colossal shit storm of his own making, his Vincent is brusque and action oriented, his face, a picture of ulceration in progress.
Boston Globe by Ty Burr
It's fast, lean, satisfying, and forgettable; nothing special, really, until you realize that the movies have largely lost the knack for brisk mayhem like this.
The A.V. Club
Given how much it's in motion, Sleepless Night doesn't have much time for character development, but Sisley is a memorable antihero whose toughness barely masks his growing desperation and exhaustion, as his bleeding knife wound serves as the film's version of a countdown clock.
The A.V. Club by Alison Willmore
Given how much it's in motion, Sleepless Night doesn't have much time for character development, but Sisley is a memorable antihero whose toughness barely masks his growing desperation and exhaustion, as his bleeding knife wound serves as the film's version of a countdown clock.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
The film's headlong momentum streamrolls over all our questions, and we're carried along by the expertly choreographed action. Even after everything seems over, it isn't, and the last minutes are particularly satisfying.
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Hectic and harebrained, this galloping French thriller tosses a potpourri of plot points - crooked cops, sleazy gangsters, stolen drugs and an underage hostage - into a packed-to-the-gills nightclub, and stirs. Repeatedly.
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