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    Sleepers [Region 2]

    Sleepers [Region 2]

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    Director: Barry Levinson
    Actors: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, Billy Crudup
    Category: DVD

    Buy Used: $36.39
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    Seller: ZoverstocksUSA
    Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 129 reviews
    Sales Rank: 259802

    Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, NTSC
    Languages: English (Original Language), French (Unknown), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled)
    Rating: R (Restricted)
    Region: 2
    Discs: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
    Running Time: 147 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    UPC: 044004780223
    EAN: 0044004780223
    ASIN: B00004R95E

    Theatrical Release Date: October 18, 1996
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com
    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 determined by a wide majority to be misleading. Knowing this, Sleepers can be a problematic movie because it's too neat, too clean, too manipulative in terms of legal justice and dramatic impact to be truly convincing. And yet, with its stellar cast directed by Barry Levinson, the movie succeeds as gripping entertainment, and its tale of complex morality--despite a dubious emphasis on homophobic revenge--is sufficiently provocative. It's about four boys in New York's Hell's Kitchen district who are sent to reform school, where they must endure routine sexual assaults by the sadistic guards. Years after their release, the opportunity for revenge proves irresistible for two of the young men, who must then rely on the other pair of friends (Brad Pitt, Jason Patric), a loyal priest (Robert De Niro), and a shabby lawyer (Dustin Hoffman) to defend them in court. Despite the compelling ambiguities of the story, there's never any doubt about how we're supposed to feel, and the screenplay glosses over the story's most difficult moral dilemmas. And yet, Sleepers grabs your attention and pulls you into its intense story of friendship and the price of loyalty under extreme conditions. The movie's New York settings are vividly authentic, and Minnie Driver makes a strong impression as a long-time friend of the loyal group of guys. --Jeff Shannon


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    5 out of 5 stars movie 'Sleepers'   February 6, 2010
    Toni R. Rogers
    An excellent movie depicting how bad things can be in a juvenile detention center. Terrific actors! Sad, because it's based on a true story.


    5 out of 5 stars Well acted   January 21, 2010
    R. Stabler (Wanneroo, WA Australia)
    This is a well acted movie. I have no doubt that horrible things like this do go on in some institutions.It'a probably not a movie for everyone


    5 out of 5 stars Hard to watch but worth it   November 30, 2009
    R. Swanson (New Mexico)
    This film boasts an amazing cast, all at the top of their game. This is reason enough to see the film. The story, whether or not it is factual, is stunning. You won't forget it. I do warn any sensitive types that there are scenes that you might not want to see. I stopped watching it after the intense scenes of brutality in the boys' correctional institution. However, in a few days I returned to see how it would end, and I'm glad I did.

    Robert DeNiro underplays his role beautifully, portraying the most sympathetic and hunky priest since Bing Crosby. Dustin Hoffman, whom I often dislike, came through with an almost comic performance. It wasn't supposed to be, and perhaps Hoffman overplayed it a little. Still, it's quite colorful and adds to the overall gritty tone of the film. Brad Pitt is wonderful and reminded me that he's much more than a pretty face. Minnie Driver was her usual warm hearted self and adopted a very good New York accent for the role. Kevin Bacon is slimy evil incarnate--another perfect performance.

    All in all, this is a well made film, and, if you can stomach some heart-wrenching brutality, it's worth watching.



    1 out of 5 stars movie went black half way through Sleepers DVD   November 25, 2009
    D. Villarreal
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    shipping time was good movie was great but went black half way through and that was it !!! u wrote the seller no responce??? Sleepers DVD


    5 out of 5 stars great story with fantastic actors   November 24, 2009
    detroitdolly (stone mountain, ga)
    this is the movie adaptation of the novel 'sleepers.' this book is based on a true story and the film is very true to the book. robert deniro as the neighborhood priest who would just as soon listen to your confession as bust you in the nose is spot on. he has the right nuances for the tough guy man of the cloth. kevin bacon is evil incarnate as the abusive prison guard who beats and molests the 4 friends from the neighborhood. ron eldard and billy crudup are scary as the grown up boys turned cold blooded killers. however, in this story you have empathy for what they become based on the horrors they endured as juveniles. brad pitt and jason patric are wonderful as the two men who didn't completely, well, not obviously, succumb to the horror of what went on in the reform school. they plot their revenge deliciously. minnie driver is perfect as the literal, girl next door and dustin hoffman is a fantastic surprise as the washed up lawyer who is defending eldard and crudup. it's a tough movie to watch, but one realizes this kind of abuse of power has gone on for centuries and ruined lives and families in abundance. a good movie with interesting twists and turns. vittorio gassman is also part of the cast as the neighborhood protector.

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