Review of Sleeping Beauty (2011) by Joss D — 11 May 2014

Clinical, beautiful, unnerving, and hypnotic. A film that holds you at a distance and yet draws you in and cuts straight to an emotional core.

This review of Sleeping Beauty (2011) was written by Joss D on 11 May 2014.

Sleeping Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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