Sleepless

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Two corrupt cops (Jamie Foxx and T.I.) accidentally steal drugs from a crime lord. Foxx plays Vincent Downs, one of the cops. A shady nightclub owner (Dermot Mulroney) and the crime lord’s son (Scoot McNairy) take Downs’ son and force Downs to retrieve the drugs for them. Now, Downs must stay in these men’s good graces, evade two Internal Affairs officers (Michelle Monaghan and David Harbour), and get his son back. The performances are pretty good. Michelle Monaghan and David harbor are easily the best actors in the movie. Monaghan, in particular stands out. She’s a tough cop that’s just trying to do her job, and that puts her at odds with Foxx’s Downs throughout most of the movie. Foxx in the lead role is passable. I’m not saying he’s bad, but I don’t think he’s really giving the performance his all. Gabrielle Union plays Downs’s ex-wife. Her character felt useless for most of the movie. They tried to give her something to do in the climax, but it felt completely forced. The action scenes are ok. Occasionally, they fall into the trap of using shaky cam, but not too much. The plot isn’t anything groundbreaking. I’ve seen it all before. The title Sleepless is both a bad title for this movie and the perfect title for the movie.  On the one hand, it doesn’t really make sense for the plot of the movie, or have anything to do with the movie’s plot. On the other hand, Sleepless is a passable, generic title. It’s perfect because Seepless is a generic, passable movie.

6 / 10