75
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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineJaime N. ChristleySlant MagazineJaime N. ChristleyAfter a few turns in the modest narrative, an unlikely sense of structural resilience begins to emerge.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFrederic Jardin's gripping Sleepless Night maintains a consistently high pitch without growing monotonous.
- 80VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonThere's no mistaking Jardin's playful mastery of the Hollywood-style action aesthetic; his movie starts in high gear and accelerates steadily from there.
- 80Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearAn American remake is already being prepped. We suggest Hollywood simply cries uncle now and calls it a day.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere are hints of humor and depth early on, but about halfway through, Sleepless Night clicks into something funny and warm without sacrificing its edge.
- 78Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesSisley 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.
- 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.
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIt'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.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisHectic 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.