Review of Sleepless (2001) by Dave C — 03 Mar 2008

Argento's fans were hoping for a return to his giallo success of the seventies, and yet here his modern sensibilities and toned down artistic expression leave most fans a bit on the negative. Many of the deaths and suspense scenes seem too light and the ending is a mess, but aside from that there's a great Goblin score and a few bits of Argento's trademark style and shock violence.

He's hindered by a low budget and a script that doesn't do enough with the giallo formula, which means its strictly mid-level Argento, far from his prime, but not at his worst either.