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Comedy drama about a stand-up comedian who develops a sleeping disorder as he deals with career and relationship stress. Cast:Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Aya CashDirector:Mike BirbigliaRelease Date:August 24, 2012DVD Release:December 18, 2012From:A Bedrocket EntertainmentLength:1 hr 30 min
Sleepwalk With Me played in key cities to very good reviews. • Katey Rich wrote for Cinema Blend, "...very funny but also bracing and honest... the movie seems to flow effortlessly, conflicts foreshadowed at the exact right moment and jokes landing expertly..." • And Peter Keough wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...affably absurd, bittersweet, and droll." More Reviews Below...
Sleepwalk With Me Positive Reviews (30 Reviews, reviews below)
Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD "...a movie of modest but solid virtues.... Mike Birbiglia's temperament, pessimistic but not whining, massages the viewer's attention without assaulting it."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,138 words, 08/24/12
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Feats of raconteur storytelling are always tricky to translate into something effective and fluid enough to be movieworthy... 'Sleepwalk With Me' sticks the landing."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 195 words, 08/24/12
Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...offbeat, well-written, subtly acted... appealingly low-key and alternately funny and melancholy, informed by Birbiglia's casual delivery."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 08/31/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "I like this movie. More important, I like Mike Birbiglia in it. Whether he has a future in stand-up I cannot say, but he has a future as a monologist and actor."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 552 words, 08/31/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a small, likable movie... an unvarnished portrait of the kill-or-be-killed stand-up comedy world's lower echelon.... more than just a glorified stand-up act."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 08/24/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...easy to like.... the screenplay -- co-written by 'This American Life' host Ira Glass -- meanders in appealing fashion, like a saga you'd share with a friend over drinks."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 362 words, 08/24/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "One of the great pleasures of the film is watching a comic find his voice -- the stony silences giving way to genuine laughter when Birbiglia finds the right line."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 690 words, 08/31/12
Sara Stewart, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...veers smartly between Birbiglia's wry humor and the genuine pain intrinsic to uprooting one's presupposed path in life.... It's a tribute to Birbiglia's storytelling..."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 08/24/12
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "It's fun to see Birbiglia's stand-up persona -- and career -- evolve onscreen... smooth and very entertaining, but it's arrested somewhere between fiction and autobiography."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 771 words, 08/31/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "I like this movie. More important, I like Mike Birbiglia in it. Whether he has a future in stand-up I cannot say, but he has a future as a monologist and actor."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 552 words, 08/31/12
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...primarily a coming-of-age story, with Birbiglia the director weaving his character's nocturnal dramas into the narrative... These sequences ride a weird tonal line..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 719 words, 08/22/12
KEY CITIES (10 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...what makes 'Sleepwalk With Me' transcend mere navel-gazing is the honesty with which the filmmaker confronts his own personal and professional foibles."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 08/31/12
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a smart, neurotic slice-of-life comedy... a story of self-discovery, of overcoming obstacles, of finding one's path in life.... a very funny, very accomplished film."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 09/14/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...full of nice touches... straightforward narrative, surreal dream sequences and straight-to-camera soliloquies. Birbiglia's delivery and presence holds it together."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 513 words, 09/14/12
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "As in most real-life stories, 'Sleepwalk' doesn't end with every thought and subplot wrapped in a bow, but it is a satisfying sojourn inside the mind of its peculiar creator."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 464 words, 08/31/12
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...traps Mike Birbiglia inside his own head. He desperately needs a movie or cable series that wakes him up and sets his material loose on the outside world."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 578 words, 08/31/12
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...treads lightly on many thorny topics.... It all adds up to a fine, funny exercise in disheveled self-deprecation.... loopy and surreal... endearingly mundane."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 308 words, 08/31/12
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...drags in spots, but there's always a nicely observed comic moment to perk it back up. The supporting cast, including a funny James Rebhorn as Matt's dad, helps..."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 278 words, 08/31/12
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...charming.... The best aspect of the film is its evocation of the comedy circuit.... the film points in a positive direction for this likable comedian's career."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 336 words, 09/14/12
Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "I'm impressed with Birbiglia's confidence in revealing so much about his craft and himself, and the freely associated style with which he does it."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 432 words, 10/18/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a funny, refreshing piece of self-observation, dealing with romance, ambition and need as well as a good deal of self-deception."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 273 words, 09/14/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...primarily a coming-of-age story, with Birbiglia the director weaving his character's nocturnal dramas into the narrative... These sequences ride a weird tonal line..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 719 words, 08/22/12
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...very funny but also bracing and honest... the movie seems to flow effortlessly, conflicts foreshadowed at the exact right moment and jokes landing expertly..."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 01/25/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Mike Birbiglia and co-director Seth Barrish don't try anything fancy... instead they have put together an illustrated monologue -- affably absurd, bittersweet, and droll."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 164 words, 04/19/12
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...intimate, affectionate... as charming as it is winningly modest, but it's so incredibly slight a stiff wind would knock it into a different hemisphere."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 401 words, 01/25/12
Chris Barsanti, Pop Matters: VERY GOOD(cg) "...bolstered by an unexpectedly roundabout story structure and a solid cast of secondary players... Carol Kane... James Rebhorn... David Wain... Marc Maron..."(See all of Chris Barsanti's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 692 words, 08/25/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "Mike Birbiglia's refreshingly frank about his insecurities, and certainly there's something to be admired about his willingness to put his whole self on the line in this way."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 03/16/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a small, likable movie... an unvarnished portrait of the kill-or-be-killed stand-up comedy world's lower echelon.... more than just a glorified stand-up act."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 08/24/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "One of the great pleasures of the film is watching a comic find his voice -- the stony silences giving way to genuine laughter when Birbiglia finds the right line."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 690 words, 08/31/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Birbiglia's humor comes across just as strongly in visual terms, with funny observations layered into casting, performance and every aspect of the production."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 831 words, 01/26/12
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "Birbiglia's deft, breezy treatment of a serious relationship disorder, as well as a serious neurological sleeping problem, jells wonderfully."(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 434 words, 01/27/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "One of the great pleasures of the film is watching a comic find his voice -- the stony silences giving way to genuine laughter when Birbiglia finds the right line."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 690 words, 08/31/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a small, likable movie... an unvarnished portrait of the kill-or-be-killed stand-up comedy world's lower echelon.... more than just a glorified stand-up act."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 08/24/12
14.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Sleepwalk With Me's reviews are separated by an average 14.0 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.
Sleepwalk With Me (30 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Sleepwalk With Me's reviews cover 52.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 14,477 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 483 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Sleepwalk With Me Coverage, Volume & Length (30 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Sleepwalk With Me's reviews on average broke 9 days before 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 Sleepwalk With Me's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Sleepwalk With Me (30 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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