Sleeping Beauty

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Myself

This is a pretty cold film. It doesn't give you much to go on, which may delight or frustrate you. Emily Browning's character is very insular so it's anyones guess what her motives are. One thing's for sure, do not mistake this one for a children's fairy tale or you'll have a lot of explaining to do to your kids. This really has nothing to do with the fairytale of the same name, it's more a concept that old men will pay to spend time with an unconscious girl to do with as they please. Lots of nudity.

It's a very empty filmgoing experience. The characters are so isolated, the camera so objective, it's almost like a nature documentary without any narration or context. It's hard to connect in any meaningful way and yet it's constructed so carefully that it seems to be entirely the point.

Nevertheless I feel it's ultimately the films undoing. It's a bit of a curiosity but it will leave you hollow.