TeenzTen
An action-packed slog
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Rosie Searle
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
adambombnola
Original, over the top fare with a side of cats. Garris and King cook up one hell of a romp in this dark fairy tale. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll squirm.
donaldricco
If you like cats, you may like this movie. If you like movies, you'll hate it.It seems impossible to me that Stephen King wrote this. It seems even more impossible that someone filmed it. This disc should be shred, the pieces burned, the ashes buried at sea, and the sea set on fire.
gwnightscream
Brian Krause, Madchen Amick, Alice Krige, Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward star in this 1992 horror film based on Stephen King's novel. Krause (Charmed) plays Charles Brady, the new boy in school who lives with his mother/lover, Mary (Krige). They both share human and feline characteristics which allows them to shape-shift and feed on virgin blood to survive. Cats are threatening to them because their scratches are fatal. Amick (Witches of East End) plays Tracy Robertson, a girl Charles sets his sights on and soon, she discovers his and Mary's deadly secret. Pickett and Ward (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) play Tracy's parents. King has a cameo as well as Mark Hamill (Star Wars Trilogy), Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and directors, John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Joe Dante (The Howling), Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) and Clive Barker (Hellraiser). This is kind of strange, but the cast is decent and there's good make-up effects. I still recommend viewing this at least once if you're a horror fan.
Michael_Elliott
Sleepwalkers (1992) * 1/2 (out of 4) When this film was released there was a lot of hype because it was the first time Stephen King had written something directly for the screen. The hype quickly faded when everyone realized that it was a dud. A son and mom (Brian Krause, Alice Krige) move to a small town where they need a virgin (Madchen Amick) to keep alive. It turns out the duo are "sleepwalkers," which is a form of cat people. The entire story to SLEEPWALKERS is rather stupid and silly and I often wonder if King or director Mick Garris were taking it overly serious. I've heard that there was a lot of trouble with the production so perhaps this is the best that they could turn out but there are so many questionable and rather silly moments here that you can't help but call this a dud. The horror elements are extremely silly, never make too much sense and I wonder what King was even trying to do with this. I mean, were these creatures supposed to be something between werewolves and vampires? Did the son and mom have to have so many sex scenes together? Was this meant to be dark humor? For some strange reason when the son does start to attack the virgin girl, instead of any drama or suspense we're given really bad one-liners and attempts at humor and it just doesn't make any sense. I say no one took it serious because this is followed by a long line of horror cameos including King, Tobe Hooper, Joe Dante, John Landis, Clive Barker and Friday THE 13TH PART 2 fans will notice Stuart Charno. Both Krause and Krige are good in their parts but Amick easily steals the film as the victim. SLEEPWALKERS is a real mess of a movie and it's a shame that King's first direct screenplay was such a bust.
