Sleepers

I have watched this movie countless times. I beleive that the acting and and the placement of the actors are amazing. The story is as compelling as any book that I have read. Cudos to Lorenzo Carkatara. The scene where there... Full review

Not what you would expect at all! The story of the four boys is amazing. It told exactly how and why they came out the way they did. The imagery was amazing and the scenerio is unimaginable for young boys. In... Full review

I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out. I found it entertaining. It is supposed to be a true story, I am not sure if it is or not. An all star cast.... Full review

this movie was just amazing. This movie is amazing and Robert De Niro plays a huge roll so all you people out there who are fans please see this movie. get your lazy butts up and goto blockbuster.... Full review

This movie will really make you uncomfortable. Kevin Bacon plays a great bad guy and there is some seriously sick scenes throughout the movie. Great story, jumps around a little bit but not hard to understand, excellent story of revenge, i... Full review

Made me wanna sleep. Only watch this once. Nothing really special, then Kevin Bacon was in Mystic River, and now THAT was some money.... Full review

I think this was a realy good movie umm i think mike a john as kids where hot lol and i realy liked it ... What More Can I Say... Full review

this is the best movie i have ever seen in my life.Good achtors,good acting..and overall the greatest story on the hole world...it's to goog to be forgoten and to sadic to be seen....it's just THE BEST and i would really like... Full review

A priest willing to lie although he swore on the Bible to tell the truth...it also portrays the 3 guys as innocent, while they have committed lots of crimes themselves, first when they stole the hotdogs and almost killed a man,... Full review

i saw this movie in the cinema at age 14 and was quite simply horrified! but thats a good thing. it became one of my favourite films immediately. the book is better though. much better.... Full review

In craft terms alone, "Sleepers" is considerably better than average filmmaking, but it's difficult to take this film as seriously as it takes itself. Friday October 18, 1996 From day one everything about "Sleepers" has been so overblown and exaggerated that it's not a shock to find the film has turned out that very way. ... Full Review

But in the hands of screen-writer/director Barry Levinson, the flaws are all too glaring from the confused, character-heavy plot to the fractured narrative structure to the heavy-handed voice-over, delivered with monotonous nonchalance by Jason Patric. ... Full Review

Warner Home Video has given SLEEPERS a terrific looking Letterboxed transfer. At the heart of SLEEPERS is its great ensemble cast which features Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Bacon, Jason Patrick, Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro, Bruno Kirby and Minnie Driver. ... Full Review

It is on this morally ambiguous plane that the film is at its best. "Sleepers" boasts one of the most impressive cast lists in recent film history, including Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and Jason Patric. ... Full Review

While the first half is strong and gripping cinema, the second half is the superior.....Barry Levinson is somewhat of an unexpected director for such a violent and, at times, horrifying film..... ... Full Review

If 2005 hits were any indication, it appears that people will just embrace something familiar if they think it's quality entertainment. Cases in point: The latest installments of the 'Star Wars' and 'Harry Potter' movies became the year's top blockbusters;... ... Full Article

Q. I'm a freelance reader in Hollywood. Since you'll see Barry Levinson 's " Sleepers " soon I'm writing to urge you to address author Lorenzo Carcaterra's alleged fabrication of the "true story." ... Full Article

746 10-31-96 Isn't "Sleepers" the nonfiction book that critics tried to shoot down as a sham after author Lorenzo Carcaterra sold his 1995 memoir to Hollywood for a cool $2 million? ... Full Article

Barry Levinson directed this crime drama based on a controversial bestseller. Jason Patrick stars as Lorenzo, a New York reporter more commonly called "Shakes," a nickname courtesy of his three childhood pals from Hell's Kitchen -- Michael (Brad Pitt), John... ... Full Article