Review of Sleeper (2005) by Leon B — 26 Sep 2014

Review:

What a strange and wacky movie. To be honest, I lost the plot halfway through the film, but some of the scenes are really funny. I think that this is Woody Allen's slightly warped look at politics in the 70's which sees him on a mission to destroy a nose. Like most Woody Allen movies, there is a love interest and this is film she is played by Diane Keaton, who cracked me up with her funny expressions and crazy lines. I definitely saw a bit of Charlie Chaplin in Allen's acting, which was quite physical compared to his latter movies. Anyway, this is a off the wall type of movie which has some funny moments. Enjoyable!

Round-Up:

For a movie that was made in 1973, $2milion dollars was quite a big budget and you can see were the money was spent in some of the extra ordinary scenes and weird costumes. It does seem a bit dated but it's a unique comedy that reminded of classic films like Dr. Strangelove and Clockwork Orange. It does get a bit out of hand near the end, but I liked the chemistry between Allen &  Keaton and you can't say that it wasn't original for its time.

Budget: $2million.

Worldwide Gross: $18.3million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into there Woody Allen movies about a man who wakes up 200 years in the future after a operation that goes wrong. 6/10.