Sleepless (2001 film)

Sleepless Italian Non ho sonno is a 2001 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Max von Sydow and Stefano Dionisi and marks Argentos return to the giallo subgenre. The film was another box office success when it opened in Italy, taking in over 5,019,733,505 lira 3,280,080 US by the end of its theatrical run.

Sleepless received a mixed response from critics. On movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50 based on ten reviews, and is certified rotten. BBC Online wrote, If this movie commits one crime, its that the rest of it is never quite as good as the bravura opening. Dont let your guard down, though, because there are some cruelly well executed setpieces that are enrobed in a constant sense of dread. AllMovie gave the film a generally negative review, writing, this feels like an Argento retread the murder mystery recalls his 1971 Cat o Nine Tails a little too much, and the overly familiar horrific elements pace, editing, music, screaming have little impact.The original US video release from Artisan Entertainment was heavily edited for content. Every murder sequence in the film was trimmed down for less graphic violence, including the decapitation murder of the ballet dancer which omits the image of the head hitting the floor. In all over a minute worth of footage was cut. ........

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