Overall, Sleepless isn't particularly memorable, but it's not bad, either. Two years earlier, it was also as a film with Kamal Haasan, shot simultaneously in Tamil and. It's these characters who allow us to forgive any dumb trespasses in plot, such as Downs always stopping to change his clothes. In 2017, Hollywood made it as the Jamie Foxx-starrer Sleepless. And Bryant must navigate a world consisting of mostly men she shows frustration and weariness but also strength. Slick casino boss Rubino has a fascinating rapport with gangste Novak, who's calm yet volatile (with a mysterious, hideous scar on his neck). Then the characters are introduced, each shabby or beaten up or full of a kind of life experience that makes them very interesting.įoxx's cop must deal with his ex-wife ( Gabrielle Union) in matters of their son, as well as a constantly bleeding stab wound. A remake of the 2011 French movie Nuit Blanche, Sleepless (the title doesn't seem to relate to anything) starts with a bang on the streets of Las Vegas, using the nighttime lights and daytime shabbiness for good effect. Though it suffers from minor plot inconsistencies and some shaky camerawork, this thriller offers a fun, entertaining, "B"-level story the terrific characters help fill in the blanks. A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. With Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Scoot McNairy, Dermot Mulroney. Bottom line? This isn't anything particularly original or special, but the characters are interesting, and it offers some fun for older teens and up. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. There's some social drinking and other drug references, but sex isn't an issue other than the appearance of scantily clad women at spas and clubs and some brief innuendo. Summary: Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. Characters use extremely salty language constantly, including "f-k," "s-t," and the occasional use of the "N" word and "ass." The bad guys are drug dealers, and everyone in the story is after a 25-kilo package of cocaine, which is shown in several scenes (but no drugs are used). In one scene, a man is tortured with a pitching machine in a batting cage. The violence is quite strong, with plenty of guns and shooting, punching and fighting, stabbing, blood spurts and blood puddles, car crashes, and characters dying. 'American Sniper' Overtakes 'Saving Private Ryan' as No.Parents need to know that Sleepless is an action thriller about undercover cops, drug dealers, and internal affairs. Original producers Lauranne Bourrachot and Marco Cherqui from Chic Films will also serve as executive producers. Roy Lee and Vertigo Entertainment’s president of production Adam Stone will produce for Vertigo Entertainment, whose John Powers Middleton and Alex Foster will executive produce with Ortenberg and Open Road’s Peter Lawson. “With a sharp script and a first rate team of talent in front of and behind the camera, we are proud to produce ‘Sleepless Night’ and to make this project the inaugural film under our international distribution agreement with FilmNation,” said Open Road CEO Tom Ortenberg. 'I've been calling, I'm just gonna keep on calling,' Boyega said. 24, 2017 to release the Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan starring film Sleepless.At the same time, the actress, who currently stars in the BET drama Being. John Boyega and Teyonah Parris offer an update on Jamie Foxx's recovery at the 'They Cloned Tyrone' premiere. Vertigo Entertainment will produce the remake for Open Road Films, which will finance production and take worldwide distribution rights under their recently announced partnership with FilmNation.Īlso Read: TheWrap’s ‘Trailer Trash Talk': ‘Annie’ Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz (Video) Gabrielle Union is joining the cast of Sleepless Night, the Jamie Foxx action thriller being made by Open Road Films. Written by Andrea Berloff (“Straight Outta Compton”), the screenplay reinvents the French film “Nuit Blanche” that Frederic Jardin directed from a script he co-wrote with Olivier Fox and Nicolas Saada.
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