The Science of Sleep Critic Reviews

An indie version of Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," albeit with none of the star power, a quarter of the budget, half the angst, and twice the charm.Read the full review

To me, the movie feels like a small but ingeniously crafted gift.Read the full review

It's rare for young actors to exude as much charisma and charm as Gainsbourg and García Bernal.Read the full review

Never intends to be deeper than a magician's hat, and its wonderfully low-tech stop-motion technique is not only a nod to Czech animator Jan Svankmajer but a tacit rebuke to computer-graphics-heavy fantasies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia" or the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.Read the full review

The title is all that's boring about director Michel Gondry's latest mind bender, as trippy as LSD.Read the full review

The look of the film is dazzling, even hallucinatory, and the concept is beyond quirky as conceived by Gondry, a talented visual stylist, in his first film based on his own script. The story is compelling, unconventional and diverting in its blurring of reality and fantasy.Read the full review

Fusing animation and live action with a series of outrageous props, Gondry veers dangerously close to being precious. But make no mistake: Gondry's hallucinatory brilliance holds you in thrall.Read the full review

This pop-up book of a film is an ideal arrangement between director and star.Read the full review

So while The Science of Sleep may not, in the end, be terribly deep, it is undoubtedly -- and deeply -- refreshing.Read the full review