The horror movie Sleep is not as intense as it first appears to be. It's more of a psychological supernatural mystery than a movie with obvious jump scares. The acting performances are effective. Just don't expect non-stop action in this atmospheric film.

| Feb 10, 2025

what makes Sleep such a smart riff on familiar material is that it initially plays directly into our expectations, but then halfway through turns the whole thing upside down

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 22, 2024

What you see is the mental disability of the husband progressively destabilizing the wife -- and that's the really scary part.

| Nov 3, 2024

This is a really fun, tight little thriller that accomplishes a great deal in a limited space.

| Nov 3, 2024

The setup is creepy and intriguing even as it turns into a more domestic metaphor but it unfortunately just relies on the same old formula for a disappointing climax.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 31, 2024

As it touches on the intellectual horror approach, it is a highly entertaining film with realistic characters.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Oct 10, 2024

One of the year's best, Sleep juggles drama and horror in surprising ways.

Full Review | Oct 10, 2024

Jason Yu's Sleep is a frightening look at new love and the small setting and cast only make for a more claustrophobic and intimate horror winner.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 4, 2024

Sleep feels like a major debut by a filmmaker who is ready to defy conventions and entertain audiences.

| Oct 1, 2024

Sleep is a wild ride, but it refuses to lose sight of the emotional state of the people it puts onscreen, even as they fall apart.

| Oct 1, 2024

“Sleep” is a sharp and tight and purposeful modern thriller. That cannot be taken for granted in the age of the 140-minute popcorn movie with a plot that could be written on a saltine.

| Oct 1, 2024

Sleep cleverly plays off a lot of new parent fears and could easily be taken as a metaphor for the kind of intrusive thoughts that plague new moms, in particular.

| Oct 1, 2024

A psychological horror so straightforward and relatable it makes the simple act of catching a little shuteye look like the most dangerous thing in the world to do.

| Sep 30, 2024

Told in three chapters, with some very adept camerawork by cinematographer Tae-soo Kim, "Sleep" is an alluring ghost story that benefits from its parameters.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 27, 2024

Yu stops exactly where he needs to to protect and maintain “Sleep”’s suggestive atmosphere and charming ambiguities.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 27, 2024

Emphasizing character-driven suspense over effects-laden supernatural tropes, this tense thriller has more than enough clever twists to keep you from nodding off.

| Sep 27, 2024

You won’t necessarily be jumping out of your seat, but you may find yourself with fewer fingernails at the end than you had at the beginning.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2024

“Sleep” punctuates its narrative with brief, shocking moments that disrupt both the characters’ lives and the film’s energy, effectively placing the audience into the couple’s turbulent shared life.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 27, 2024

Yu understands that a potentially mentally unstable Soo-jin will match the violence of a potentially possessed Hyun-su. That's the true horror: that humanity can be just as terrifying as any malevolent spirit.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 27, 2024

[T]he story, characters, and even the possibility of supernatural elements being at play here are grounded in a sense of unflinching realism.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 27, 2024