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The first thing you need to know about Sleepers is that it's based on a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra that was allegedly based on a true story. The movie repeats this bogus claim, which was attacked and...( read more 
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MCT:August 5, 2008
Without Jason Patrick this probably would have been one star better ;)
The cast is great, the story is gripping, scary, sad and brutal. It's a must see. Oh, and is there anyone who doesn't want to kick Bacons ass? -
MCT:August 1, 2008though i've seen it years ago, it has a great cast and the movie has a very gripping story. a must see.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
This is a really brutar and sad story, but damn this movie is really awesome!
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MCT:July 19, 2008
wow just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a very powerful movie 2 watch n its got a great cast of actors/actressess throughout the movie...i think that the director of this Drama, Mystery & Suspense movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie n i think that kevin bacon is an exellent actor n his character got what he deserved in this movie..this is a really powerful movie 2 watch n its got a great cast of actors throughout the movie
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MCT:July 6, 2008By far one of the greatest prison/juridical-related films. Grabs your heart and doesn't let it go even after it's over. Stunning it in its every extend.
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Good story line, excellent reality check, good acting. I like the wake up call for all people to see, cause things like that happen all the time.
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MCT:June 8, 2008
I loved this movie. Its probably one of my all time favorites. Its very dark but the story is incredible!
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MCT:June 1, 2008
Disturbing movie about boys at a juvenile detention centre who are sexually abused and go on to seek revenge on the guards who stole their innocence. Awesome cast! Brad Pitt is just gorgeous!
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MCT:May 15, 2008Four boys, best of friends, go to a juvenile center for boys for accidentally killing a man with a hot dog vendor. (Another reason to go veg) They get raped and do humiliating things for the guards there and grow up to finally seek their revenge, which is why I just don't really have sympathy for them. There wasn't enough character personality to each of them first off, like, I couldn't even tell you why they were friends. Brad Pitt is the only definable charcter only because he organizes the revenge and is the leader, but that's about it. It's not a particularly believable story, but it entertains, I suppose. I wanted more drama, more character development, and felt I was left with some dead characters at the end that I felt nothing for. I did like the quote, "Hell's Kitchen was a place of innocence ruled by corruption". Very cool. Other than that, an average movie.
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MCT:May 15, 2008
Its a very crude and well rounded movie, thje story is really good, the performance are good, theres not really one actor the stand in the movie, but overall is great.
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MCT:May 12, 2008
I'm watching this film in english at the moment and I must say its a very good film. The storyline & idea of institutions in a negative sense reminds me of the shawshank redemption. This film overall is an interesting, believable watch with good acting from the entire cast. Its suspense entices you to watch on intruiged to what may happen next, but best of all and most sad of all this story is based on a true story.
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MCT:May 2, 2008
A Great Story With Very Very Good Cast ... Touching Moments ( Especially In The First Half ) And Good Performances of Patric & Pitt & Bacon And The ALWAYS GREAT Dustin Hoffman ... Besides Of It's A Little Too Long The Movie Seems Like 2 Episodes ... But Overall It's A Good Movie .. THe Scene When One Of THe Boy Looks At His Hands And Remembers His Good Memeories Is Unforgettable
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MCT:April 19, 2008Wow, I'd love to see it except for the fact that Kevin Bacon is in it, dictating that I won't ever watch it.
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MCT:April 19, 2008
this film is about four friends who get their revenge on the warden, at a youth correctional facility, that abused them. stars Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon and Robert De Niro.
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MCT:April 15, 2008
Good movie, loved watching it to see the all star cast, which are all great actors. Story is about 4 young boys growing up in there part of town called hells kitchen, and the trouble they get into by playing a prank on someone. They in turn end up in a boys jail and the tragic things that happen to them. Based on a true story.
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MCT:April 8, 2008
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MCT:March 31, 2008
Utterly brilliant fucking film. I literally began to cry at the end. A very hard and impacting role for Bacon, who others I know who have seen this film, do not view the same as an actor after watching this. De Niro, as usual portrayed a very well respected role, and although he was not one of the four up front main characters, I viewed him as a large reason this film was so well done. Yet, I would have to hand the most credit to Pitt and Patric. Although Bacon and De Niro developed the film along and gave more impacting roles, I feel the narraration from Patric, along with his role, and Pitt's role, were the particular reason I, myself, felt this film was so brilliant. A film that will stick with me from now until the end of my life. A brilliant plot that ended as incredible as it could have. Also, a well potrayed role for Hoffman and Driver. THe four actors at the beginning, especially Renfro, were absolutely top-notch. Their roles were potrayed with absolute impact and delivered a heartfelt performance. Another film I would recommend this for anyone.
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MCT:March 24, 2008
The movie is about revenge and redemption, and how, in America's darkest social corridors and backalleys, the two can be inextricably linked.
It's also a condemnation of a criminal justice system that allows innocence to be callously destroyed. Yet, even though Sleepers is basically a vigilante motion picture, it exists on a much higher plane than something like Death Wish, which offers a least common denominator, visceral satisfaction. There's little thrill in watching the vengeance extracted by the protagonists of this film because Sleepers approaches its subject with a conscience.
With such a disturbing and powerful story Levinson takes us through every phase of the boys' torture so that, when the time comes, we can understand and sympathize with their need to emulate the hero of their favorite book, The Count of Monte Cristo, and exact decisive retribution.
Few films have so many actors displaying their talent so effectively. After seeing this movie I was nothing short of amazed at what I had just seen. Fact or fiction, the themes and messages are no less valid either way.
Sleepers is simply exquisitely crafted cinema with an unforgettable story. -
MCT:March 12, 2008SLEEPERS (1996)
directed by Barry Levinson
starring Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Kevin BaconSleepers is based on a true story but its been denied by any type of authority which in a way makes the story in this film a myth. It starts out with four young boys living in Hell's Kitchen in the summer, trying to find things to do to kill time. They talk about girls, they play pranks and stuff. At first the film reminds us a bit of Once Upon a Time in America without having to have a similar subject. Then on one hot summer day the kids decide to steal a hot-dog kart but it ends up bad when they kill someone with it - its kinda ironic to be killed by a hot-dog cart in Hell's Kitchen.The second part of the movie begins, they find themselves in a center for kids, kinda like a prison. There they have the hardest time of their lives, they get beat up and eventually raped, not by other inmates but by guards who were the authority.
Years later, two of them boy recognize one of the guards and kill him and thats when the third act starts up. One of the four boys has become the attorney who has to put them in jail while the fourth boy is pulling some strings. They end up achieving a huge plan to get their friends innocent and get everyone involved in their childhood embarassment to get caught one way or another by the law or other gangsters.
<isleepers> is in my opinion a very underrated film. Its not great and has one big flaw which is the lack of intensity but the story is so well-crafted and effective. There are some schocking moments while others manage to be somehow emotional. Its about frienship and vengeance, about a neighborhood that has secrets.
Berry Levinson chose an all-star cast with Kevin Bacon, giving a great performance as the bad guy, Dustin Hoffman is extremely interesting as the drunk lawyer and you also get to see Robert DeNiro, Brad Pitt and Jason Patric.
The editing seems a bit cheesy sometimes but Barry Levinson manages to give some depth to his film with lots of interesting scenes, a good soundtrack and a lot of passion into telling that story and making some relfections about what happens in the film. Its not right to kill someone, but its worse to abuse kids.
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MCT:March 2, 2008
This was a very interesting story about abuse, loyalty and revenge. I totally understand why they killed the guard but I don't think the priest should have have lied on the stand about it.
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MCT:February 21, 2008
fantastic!!!! beautiful boys all around!!! yummy in the tummy! RIP BRad!!! renfro obviously! though pitt with soo many kids is basically dead as well
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MCT:February 19, 2008
An incredibly brutal and tragic story about four boys (and later on men) that all have had a difficult childhood.
I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of matter is still going on today, but for all our sake's, I hope not. But I'm probably wrong, the world seems to be a cruel place to live in.
But, to stick to the movie now; the cast was very pleasing, everyone played their parts superbly, even the young ones.
But even if this was a movie I liked, I don't know if I could bare watching it again, since you'd just start thinking what if it would've happened to you instead. -
MCT:February 13, 2008
A very powerful, emotive drama, based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's book. Some overloaded Catholic imagery at times, but a movie full of good turns. Not an easy watch, mind.
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reecesmithson91posted 578 days ago -
EXCELLENT STORY WITH A EXCELLENT STAR CAST.I WOULD PREFER HEART WRENCHING ONE THOUGH. A VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING MOVIE. I THINK THOSE KIDS WERE REALLY GOOD .THEY PLAYED THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN THE STORY. I WOULD SAY AN EXCELLENT MOVIE KEEPS YOU SEATED TILL END.IF YOU REALLY WANT A GOOD CINEMA DO WATCH IT...
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