Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

punishmentpark I saw 'Non Ho Sonno' just once before, and I was probably a little inebriated, but the gore, a nursery rhyme and Max Von Sydow I did remember. Since then, I have become a bit of a fan of the giallo genre, though there are still plenty I need to see. Since I have been newly watching a lot of titles, this one came up as one truly due for another try.As is common with Dario Argento films, the plot is pretty far fetched and at times logics are shaky, but it does have its charms, such as nursery rhymes, a complicated (childhood / family) history, some pretty dames, a sympathetic investigator (for which Max Von Sydow is mostly responsible), the animal (farm) motif; all of them embedding some pretty brutal, original and graphic murders which usually have long and visually beautiful intro's leading up to them. Not as great as much of his (Argento's) earliest / earlier work, but still one that stands very much out in much of the usual, standard (mostly American) horror pulp that is out there. Beyond Max Von Sydow, the acting is not great, but certainly doable, and Roberto Zibetto's finale both surprised and impressed me.Yes, you have got to love the giallo, and thus Dario Argento. A big 7 out of 10.P.s.: about the gay-motif, on which there is a thread here on IMDb; I hadn't noticed it, and, in retrospect, it doesn't ring a bell at all.

Leonard Smalls: The Lone Biker of the Apocalypse Well, as a HUGE Argento fan, I feel a little bad writing a review like this, but I have to say it: this movie wasn't that great. The gore was awesome. I loved the first ten minutes or so, it reminded me of the last ten of "Suspiria." It moves so fast and it's so insane, I felt like I was in for the ride of my life. But then, the train slowed down...way down.As we are introduced to many characters, we get to know a man who is hiding from his past, a past which includes the murder of his mother. He witnessed the event and is severely traumatized by it. There is a retired policeman who thought he solved a murder, but now the murderer is back. I was definitely impressed so far. Then, we get a sappy romance...a lot of boring dialog and misleading events. I had to have some coffee to stay awake through the last hour of the film.In the end, we could have never really guessed who the killer was. It makes pretty much no sense. Actually, it's ridiculous. We find that there are a few cheap shots thrown in on the viewers for good measure and none of it really adds up to anything but a film that is clearly intended to be an impossible-to-figure-out murder mystery. Atmospherically, an enjoyable movie but only for the avid Argento fan. I'd recommend several others before this one. Nowhere near as good as "The Stendhal Syndrome." 5 out of 10, kids.

BA_Harrison Not exactly a return to form for Argento, bur certainly a step in the right direction (after several less-than stellar efforts), Sleepless sees the director plundering his 70s and 80s back catalogue to put together what is probably his most satisfying movie since Opera (1987).Max von Sydow plays Moretti, an ex-detective called out of retirement to help assist in a murder case which is somehow connected to a series of vicious killings that took place seventeen years earlier. Has the ghost of Vincenzo, the thriller writing dwarf who was accused of the original murders, returned from the grave to kill again, or is someone else responsible for the grisly deaths?A complicated, and often nonsensical story (just how us giallo fans like 'em) twists and turns like one of Argento's Louma Crane-mounted cameras, delivering many elements that will be very familiar to avid fans of giallo cinema: a black-leather-glove wearing killer; a dwarf; creepy nursery rhymes; prowling camera-work; a Goblin synth/rock score; a spooky mannequin; passages read aloud from books; visual and aural clues; and spectacularly bloody death scenes (courtesy of Sergio Stivaletti).Of course, this is familiar territory for the director, and the man known as 'the Italian Hitchcock' delights in showing his audience that he still has what it takes to dazzle with his visuals, scare with carefully crafted scenes of terror, and repulse with incredibly visceral special effects (multiple stabbings, finger removal, a touch of face-smashing resulting in broken teeth, a severed head, death via musical instrument, and a marvellous bullet through the head). He also throws in some welcome nudity, and even manages to get his daughter yet another movie credit by using some of her 'poetry' in the film (she is responsible for the dreadful children's rhyme The Death Farm).Sleepless isn't unmissable Argento—but it is well worth a look if you get the chance.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

LoneWolfAndCub I had doubts about the quality of this movie as I had heard many people say his recent movies have been of poor quality. My doubts were shattered after the first 20 minutes. After a dazzling (somewhat) double murder Argento proves that he still has it and that he can still make an old-fashioned giallo as good as always. 'Sleepless' features the black-gloved killer, gorgeous camera-work, visceral and stylish gore and a knockout twist that Argento never fails to deliver. And to top off what I've said, legendary actor Max Von Sydow gives an outstanding performance as the main character, Ulisse Moretti. Moretti is a retired detective emerging once again to confront a series of killings which link to another series of killings 17 years ago. The suspect "The Dwarf" died way back then, so who could be killing again? Teaming up Giacomo (Stefano Dionisi), whose mother was killed by "The Dwarf" when he was a child, Moretti tries to solve these recent slew of murders and put to rest the case forever.From the opening, where we have an intense murder on a train, to the end, where the killer is finally revealed and Max Von Sydow recites a nursery rhyme (which is relevant to the plot) over the credits Argento uses his trademark styles to keep us on the edge of our seats. From his masterful direction, Goblin's always excellent score and the incredibly brutal murder sequences 'Sleepless' is Dario's best movie since Opera. The atmosphere throughout is kept at an intense level, although Argento focuses a lot on the story, which is hardly a bad thing (if anything it's better) and the story unfolds at an excitingly nail-biting pace.However, like many of his movies, the acting by a few is subpar but that's something that many fans of Argento come to expect and even if you're not it shouldn't matter. With a great Goblin soundtrack, an engaging plot and plenty of yucky gore what else could you want? 4½/5