Review of Light Sleeper (1992) by Andrew W — 08 Feb 2013

Light Sleeper is a really well made film, and I can say the same for all of Schrader's movies. I can also say that they all, with the exception of Mishima, have ostensible flaws that make for a more pulp experience, unlike Schrader's colleague Martin Scorsese, who doesn't make 'realistic' films per se, but his style is such that we are hooked into the world anyway.

Schrader's films, for me, are not as involving, but they're still admirable in certain ways. In this movie, I was drawn in by Willem Dafoe's performance. He really commandeered the movie into watchability.

I really didn't care for the score of songs by Michael Been. They're played throughout the film excessively and in awkward spots.