Yet another horror movie that I had never heard about prior to stumbling upon it here in 2024. And given my life-long romance with the horror genre, of course I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch the movie. I had read the movie's synopsis, but have to admit that I had no expectations to the movie. So I suppose that writer Jason Murphy and director Phillip Guzman had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.
The storyline was fairly adequate. I mean, it was somewhat of slow paced narrative, but the contents of the storyline were certainly interesting enough to maintain my interest in watching the movie. So while writer Jason Murphy didn't exactly put together the most scary of horror stories, there was just something entertaining about the movie, something sort of surreal in a sense, that actually played well in favor of the overall impression of the movie.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Sleep No More", aside from actor Keli Price. And believe it or not, but that is actually something I do enjoy. I like seeing new and unfamiliar talents on the screen. And I will say that the cast ensemble they had put together for this movie put on good performances.
Visually then I will say that the effects in the movie were good. It wasn't a movie that relied heavily on special effects to carry the narrative. But whatever special effects were in the movie actually served their purpose well enough.
The music in the movie was good, because it definitely helped to set the 1980s vibe and mood, which was the era the movie's story was set to take place.
However, I have to say that this is not a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing.
My rating of director Phillip Guzman's 2017 movie "Sleep No More" lands on a five out of ten stars.
