I happened to come across this movie when it first came out in my local video shop going back about 10 years ago now, before a time when I was into the internet so at the time I had no clue at where or when the next Dario Argento movie was coming out, that's the main reason why I bought this and I was surprisingly pleased with the result.
The plot is quite interesting, an idea of the dwarf murders is certainly interesting and can only be pulled off in Italian horror, but one of my main complaints is that it doesn't quite follow the director's usual flair, but this is still the best movie he's done in a long time. Giallo fans will know that Sleepless follows a fairly well-worn pattern from a storyline perspective. There are a few twists and turns with plenty of murders strewn in among the chaos before the film ultimately climaxes with the revelation of the killer. Argento doesn't do much to separate this one from the giallo pack, but the nursery rhyme aspect is interesting and even a bit demented.
The death scenes are fun and very elaborate and the performances are decent as well from the cast, Max Von Sydow is competent and an unexpected presence in this kind of movie and Stefano Dionisi also gives a convincing performance as the male lead.
All in all Many say that this is a return to form, and in a way it is but not quite up there with (Deep Red, The Bird In A Cystal Plummage, Suspiria, Tenebrae and Phenomena), but much better than the more recent efforts like (Trauma and Stendal Syndrome).
The plot is quite interesting, an idea of the dwarf murders is certainly interesting and can only be pulled off in Italian horror, but one of my main complaints is that it doesn't quite follow the director's usual flair, but this is still the best movie he's done in a long time. Giallo fans will know that Sleepless follows a fairly well-worn pattern from a storyline perspective. There are a few twists and turns with plenty of murders strewn in among the chaos before the film ultimately climaxes with the revelation of the killer. Argento doesn't do much to separate this one from the giallo pack, but the nursery rhyme aspect is interesting and even a bit demented.
The death scenes are fun and very elaborate and the performances are decent as well from the cast, Max Von Sydow is competent and an unexpected presence in this kind of movie and Stefano Dionisi also gives a convincing performance as the male lead.
All in all Many say that this is a return to form, and in a way it is but not quite up there with (Deep Red, The Bird In A Cystal Plummage, Suspiria, Tenebrae and Phenomena), but much better than the more recent efforts like (Trauma and Stendal Syndrome).