Monday, July 11, 2016

Movie review: Sleepers

Based on a book by Carcaterra, when four boys pull a deadly prank they are sent to a reformatory where guards, led by Nokes, abuse them repeatedly. Years later when two of the boys encounter the guard as adults and exact their revenge they end up standing trial and making everyone decide between justice and loyalty.

Kevin Bacon (Nokes), Billy Crudup (Tommy), Robert De Niro (Father Bobby), Ron Eldard (John Reilly), Minnie Driver (Carol), Vittorio Gassman (King Benny), Dustin Hoffman (Danny), Terry Kinney (Ferguson), Bruno Kirby (Shakes’ Father), Frank Medrano (Fat Mancho), Jason Patric (Lorenzo ‘Shakes’ Carcaterra), Brad Pitt (Michael).

I have seen this movie a few times and love it every time. The film starts off good with character development and the back-story needed for the second half of the film. The young actors in this part of the film are excellent and deliver the story wonderfully while at the same time providing some very disturbing images.

Bacon does great in his role as an abusive guard making the audience despise him completely. The second half of the film is brought to life by the impressive list of actors who all deliver beyond expectations. Even De Niro who is hard to imagine as a Priest pulls it off beautifully. Together they bring new elements to the second half of the film that bring morality to question so strongly it is almost as disturbing as the first half of the film.
Acting by everyone was wonderful throughout. Sound, dialogue, and camera work were all nicely done. Backgrounds and sets were very nice and did a lot to support the depth of the film.

Overall this is an excellent film worth watching more than once. Warnings of disturbing sexual content are not to be ignored. Violence and language are also present in this film. Save this one for adults and above only and take note, the film is over two hours long.

Released: 1996
Reviewed: 7.4.16
Star rating: 5 out of 5
Genre: Drama, Dramas Based on Books, Courtroom Drama, Thriller, Crime Thriller

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