*Originally written September 18th, 2017*
Sleepless is exactly the kind of middle of the road action film that'll get you through a bored evening. It's the exact type of fodder I'd expect to see play on Channel 5 late in the evening. You watch it, you mildly enjoy it, but you completely forget about it the next day.
Jamie Foxx is completely serviceable as the lead, the film sets him up to be your typical corrupt cop who's put in an extreme situation when his son is kidnapped and he has to get him back over the course of a night. I have a soft spot for films about corrupt cops, but they make a few disappointing decisions to make Foxx a more typical good guy, which is a shame.
I also really like the idea of setting the film over the course of one night in a more or less single location. Most of Sleepless takes place entirely within a Las Vegas casino as Foxx has to do his thing while avoiding people trying to kill him and Internal Affairs cops after him.
All the action is completely acceptable. It's never massively interesting, but it's brutal and violent enough to be a good time, without being overly nasty or mean-spirited. The only real standout action scene is the bath house fight, which is probably the closest Sleepless comes to being intense.
I saw this was remake of a much more acclaimed French film, which I am very interested in seeing, but it never got a Blu-ray release in the UK (Gross), but for now, this is perfectly acceptable.
I don't know what else you'd expect from Sleepless, a serviceable, completely forgettable but fun while you watch it, throwaway mid-budget action film. Definitely one of the least offensive of the genre.
5/10 Dans
Sleepless is out now on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK
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