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(1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1   C "Gondry seems preoccupied by his technical wizardry rather than making sure his story is keeping perfect time."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 2.5/5 "the film's wild images and sense of fun are fleeting at best, and start to leak away the second the credits begin to roll"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti D "Navel-gazing director Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") wears his developmentally arrested heart on his sleeve, on his pants, and on his forehead in the most self-indulgent movie of 2006."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The Science of Sleep doesn't tell a story so much as it unravels. A journey through a young man's dreams and desires, it's at once lyrical, strange, and resistant to interpretation."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- ".... wacky and tacky fantasy film."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Could have used more science and less sleep."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3.5/4 "The difference between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep is the difference between a good pop song and a great punk record."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "Every element of the set design, cinematography, dialogue and sound blurs the line between realism and fantasy."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "Really nothing more than a phantasmagorical reworking of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty using lots of tacky effects and goofy imagery."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "The shadow side of imagination is revealed through the adventures of a batty young man who lives in his own little dream world."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "Even though the visual fireworks of Gondry's mind keep you attentive, his clumsy stutterings about love and honesty are painfully underdeveloped."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 2/4 "What Eternal Sunshine did with magic and whimsy, The Science of Sleep accomplishes with confusion and pretentiousness."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Gondry manages to keep his balance for most of the film, deriving humor and pathos from Stéphane's difficulties with his waking life."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 10/10 "[Its] surreal reach is unfettered, and as with Stephane's dreams it defies its own boundaries, mirroring a distressed human being's attempt to get a grip on wildly passionate emotions."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen "A viewer can admire and be amused by what Gondry's doing without ever really connecting emotionally with the film."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 5/10 "Although it has its moments to delight the eye, in the end the movie is neither very cerebral nor very charming but more like weird and wayward."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 7/10 "Gondry's effort here is much more reminiscent of his earlier music video work."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/5 "Suffers from weak character development and mashed plot continuity, but offers a handfull of beautiful, fresh imagery to make up for it."   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis "It's Eternal Sunshine unhinged, Amelie as imagined by a polar bear."   Pretentious Musings   Kevin Koehler 3.5/4 "Kind of all over the place and self-indulgent, but that's what's so great about it. When's the last time you saw a movie that was truly unpredictable?"   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B "never achieves the emotional depth of Eternal Sunshine, but it's a merry lark full of off the wall humor and offbeat imagery"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/10 "Writer/director Michael Gondry bets his film that the viewer will be so engrossed in his characters and images, they will not mind having the rug pulled form under them time and again. He loses that bet."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3.5/4 "A sweet, charming, stylish movie that reflects well on the magnificent career of Michel Gondry"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "What do you do when you're confronted with maybe the most wonderfully strange, most magically enchanting, most heartachingly romantic movie you've ever seen?"   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/4 "I'm not sure I would have recommended it in the theater %u2013 where you're paying full ticket price and therefore expect a cohesive experience %u2013 but on DVD it's worth a look."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Instinctively and ecstatically captures the freeflowing, stream-of-association nature of the cluttered unconscious mind."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "It's busy, charming, stimulating and packed with heart and soul."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B- "The Science of Sleep is a creative effort that is well crafted and visually amusing to watch."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B+ "... between the chaotic zigs and creative jags, it proclaims its own kind of messy authenticity and a bittersweet beauty."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 2.5/4 "Even the most experimental moviegoers, though, may wish for more of a story than what's provided."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 3/4 "In the end, there's so very much that's charming and inventive about Gondry's highly personal film that you're willing to forgive its storytelling lapses and immerse yourself in The Science of Sleep."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 1.5/4 "More exhausting than illuminating."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1