Review of Sleepers (1996) by Spangle — 27 Mar 2014

Disturbing in the beginning and happy in the ending, Sleepers is relatively straight forward. The acting is good, especially from all of the child actors, Robert De Niro, and Jason Patric, the story is interesting, and the disturbing moments really strike a chord with the audience to the degree that they want it to. Overall, the film is a solid watch and while it winds up devolving into your run-of-the-mill courtroom drama, the intrigue is still there throughout.

However, the film just never is great. It's good at most moments, but never really takes that extra step and is really missing the "it" factor that makes a great film great. As of now, it is quite watchable and is still a fine film, but it had just never reached for the mountains, which is a shame. Regardless, the film was a fine watch and I cannot complain too much.