4K UHD Review – Sleepless

2001’s “Sleepless” is a sign of life in the career of director Dario Argento. Struggling throughout the 1990s to recapture his creative mojo, Argento found something interesting in a giallo that played with scenes of vicious violence and the waning memory of a detective reconnecting with the biggest case of his career after decades away from the clues. Argento seems to understand the stakes of the picture, attempting to use his 1975 shocker “Deep Red” as an influence over the production, even recruiting Goblin to score the endeavor. As with most releases from the helmer, “Sleepless” is odd and a bit unwieldy, but Argento finds inspiration in the material, handling murder sequences with skill. He also has help from star Max von Sydow, who brings a lot of presence and commitment to the effort, helping to boost some dramatic urgency as the tale works around offerings of graphic violence. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com