The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal was an excellent concept that unfortunately ended up being unsatisfying. Death is a hard thing to film but this movie does nothing to enhance views we have seen about death. The adoption story was wonderful but never... Full review

Christopher Munch has written and directed only three films, not one of which ever received commercial distribution. Obviously, if you want "commercial" easy watching, his movies are not for you. A viewer can have a tough time finding his movies, but... Full review

Forget about Sissy Spacek and Halle Berry. If "The Sleepy Time Gal" had been released theatrically in 2001 (and the fact that no distributor picked it up is a tragic commentary on the state of today's film scene), the glorious Jacqueline... Full review

Saw Sleepy Time Gal last night at the Cleveland Film Festival. In short, I found the film very powerful and surprisingly well done. Jacqueline Bisset is just wonderful. Although a bit predictable in places, the plot has a few twists...definitely not... Full review

Few movies are enhanced by having a character die of cancer, but "The Sleepy Time Gal" pulls it off OK, largely because the development is not just a third-act attempt to wring tears from the audience, but is introduced in the beginning and is the driving force behind most of the action. ... Full Review

The Sleepy Time Gal takes a refreshing approach to its subject matter, wisely avoiding becoming a disease-of-the-week-made-for-television-movie by not dwelling on, and rarely even mentioning, the fact that the protagonist will die before the end credits roll. ... Full Review

Release Date: 2002 Ebert Rating: ***½ By Roger Ebert Nov 22, 2002 Oh, what a sad story this is, about a woman who never accepted anything good in her life because she was hoping for something better. ... Full Article

BY ROGER EBERT / November 22, 2002 Oh, what a sad story this is, about a woman who never accepted anything good in her life because she was hoping for something better. ... Full Article