The Science Of Sleep Reviews

Funny, warm ,delightful...such a pleasure to watch!

If you want to watch a movie that's a bit different from what's available out there, then watch this movie. Gael and Charlotte are equally brilliant in this touching movie! I've always thought that Gael is one of the most brilliant actors around as he has proven his roles. But this is a beautiful love story that is all about human connection. It allows the viewer into Stephane's(Gael) mind and his anguish over his father's death and how he deals with his loss. When he meets his new neighbour, Stephanie (Charlotte) he is initially not attracted to her (he fancies her friend, Zoe)but realises that they effortlessly share the same inner world. He realises, as he says in the end, that he loves her because she is the only person he knows that's not boring. To top it off something aboout her reminds him of his father. But of course it's not a straight forward love story. (are love stories evers straight forward, I wonder?!!) It's such a beautiful film, so fantastically presented to the audience, that this just becomes a delightful treat to watch. If you're feeling a bit low, go and see this movie for a picker upper!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Science of Sleep

A plot summary you ask? Hell I've got enough problems already.

The Science of Sleep is the oddest film released by a major

studio (the inide arm of Warner) in God knows how long. It's also totally and utterly wonderful.

The first feature film written and directed by Michel Gondry it's clearly a deeply personal work. His main character, Stephane (Bernal) shares with Gondry his job (a typesetter at a calendar company) as well as his obsessions. The film could easily have ended up as merely a barrage of oddities and it well might have were it not for the excellent cast.

Bernal is at his best as a man who is so shy that when he falls for his neighbour (Gainsbourg) he initially can't even tell her he lives next door. When he becomes stranger and starts pursuing Stephanie in a rather obsessive manner later on we stay with him because Stephane is interesting and charming and we're rooting for him. Of course we're also rooting for Stephanie. Gainsbourg is radiant in this movie, it's not merely her beauty that lights up the screen when she's around though, it's the sunny character she has too. I'm sure that many of the men in any audience will, as I did, fall as head over heels for Stephanie as Stephane does.

Both stars are fantastic and the film explodes into life whenever they are together as they spark off each other wonderfully with both comedic and romantic chemistry working.

Michel Gondry is unquestionably the third star of Science of Sleep. His visual sense makes this film, with its cardboard cityscapes, ragdoll horses and other assorted wierdness look unlike anything else we've seen. The low tech feel of it all gives the film a homemade, observed charm.

It doesn't really end, which will annoy some, but worked beautifully for me. Frankly this is a sublime film, full of memorable images and characters, packed with strong performances and inviting further viewings to puzzle out its intricacies.

Eternal Sunshine it ain't...

I was expecting great things from this film, and was bitterly disappointed. I can summarise The Science of Sleep n four words: visually attractive pretentious drivel.

Don't waste your time.

A real shame.

I was so excited about seeing the third installment from Gondry's film work, after 'Eternal Sunshine...' which is firmly in my top 5 films of all time, and myself being a music video artist i couldn't wait.

So i bought my nibbles and cozied up to watch. I'm quite a melancholy soul myself and i was told there was to be an unsettling redirection of story mid-film. But where was this? In fact, where was the story I'd been told about at all?

Unfortunately, Gondry well and truly over-stylized this film and left it almost absent of story-line and even character development.

Unlike 'Eternal Sunshine..' which had brilliant characters as they weren't particularly likable but had there faults, like everyone, which made them realistic and made me so empathic towards.

These characters were so unrecognisable to the average Joe, there was no sympathy. I suppose i just didn't care enough to see how it all worked out for them.

I think Gondry's big mistake was that he was so ambitious and had so many great new ideas that he stuffed this film with them. Because there is too many techniques, the viewer misses the gorgeous little tender moments that his last film was built on.

I have given 3 stars as it is worth a watch but if you are a fan of Michel Gondry's work, please don't get your hopes up...

Gondry does it again

I'm a massive fan of 'Eternal Sunshine' and all of Michel Gondry's earlier films and music videos, so I couldn't wait for this...and it doesn't disappoint! Continues his themes of memory and sleep that heavily influenced his previous work, but this time uses stop motion to help realise the dream world (not a hint of CGI – Hollywood take note!). I believe he also scripted SoS himself, rather than getting Charlie Kaufman (who penned his two earlier films), and thankfully the film doesn't suffer in the slightest. Still has plenty of wacky, humourous and touching moments that are becoming synonymous with his films.

i wouldnt bother

was pointless and crap

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Rubbish

I cant believe how much rubbish this was!!!I only managed 10 mins!!!!

The Science of sleep

Absolute crap, boring without any leading theme. Something that a 5 years old could have easily filmed and with better result. Total waste of time and money. Do not bother with renting this one unless you are after a few....

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH

Not worth writing about!!!

crap

this was my 75th film off tesco. and this is my first review. it is by far the worst film i have watched