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SLEEPLESS NIGHT (NUIT BLANCHE)Movie Reviews
French language thriller about a crooked cop who must race against the clock to return stolen drugs to a powerful criminal in order to save his son's life. Cast:Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr, Julien Boisselier, Serge Riaboukine, Laurent Stocker, Birol Unel, Dominique Bettenfeld, Samy SeghirDirector:Frederic JardinRelease Date:May 11, 2012DVD Release:September 25, 2012From:Tribeca FilmsLength:1 hr 30 min
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche), Good (Not Great) Reviews Limited
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche) played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...never goes anywhere new, but nonetheless keeps up an admirable adrenaline kick till the end.... does shootouts and cat-and-mouse tactics expertly..." • And Alison Willmore wrote for the AV Club, "Greyhound-lean and adrenaline-dazed..." More Reviews Below...
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche) Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "Even after everything seems over, it isn't, and the last minutes are particularly satisfying.... 'Sleepless Night' is sort of exhausting."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 07/27/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...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."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 05/11/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...never goes anywhere new, but nonetheless keeps up an admirable adrenaline kick till the end.... does shootouts and cat-and-mouse tactics expertly..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 85 words, 05/11/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Even after everything seems over, it isn't, and the last minutes are particularly satisfying.... 'Sleepless Night' is sort of exhausting."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 07/27/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Ingeniously simple yet deceptively intricate... about halfway through, 'Sleepless Night' clicks into something funny and warm without sacrificing its edge..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 05/09/12
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...wants to exhaust us with smartly filmed action and suspense, and it fulfills its part of the bargain. An American remake is already in the works, but it's unnecessary."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 393 words, 07/13/12
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The plot is clever yet breathtakingly simple, the action is relentless but logical... the plot's momentum holds absurdity in check while Vincent races to rescue his son..."(See all of Jeff Shannon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 293 words, 08/17/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Ingeniously simple yet deceptively intricate... about halfway through, 'Sleepless Night' clicks into something funny and warm without sacrificing its edge..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 05/09/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) " 'We're in deep shit,' says one of the perpetrators of a bungled drug heist in Frédéric Jardin's expert thriller. It's about to get deeper."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 162 words, 07/12/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "Greyhound-lean and adrenaline-dazed... keeps up a relentless pace... The film maneuvers its parties around like chess pieces, and makes full use of its setting..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 05/10/12
Jaime N. Christley, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Sloppiness is the film's reigning principle, both thematically and visually, but it's a deceptive sloppiness, held together by Frédéric Jardin's steady, disciplined hand..."(See all of Jaime N. Christley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 04/17/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...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."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 05/11/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...starts in high gear and accelerates steadily from there... At a certain point, the movie turns flat-out ridiculous, but rarely if ever to the detriment of fun."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 09/30/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Uses the claustrophobic, indecipherable geography of a large nightclub as terrain for a battle in which no party keeps the upper hand for long... gripping..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 09/16/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...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."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 05/11/12
12.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche)'s reviews are separated by an average 12.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche)'s reviews cover 13.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,554 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 380 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche)'s reviews on average broke 8 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche) (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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