I really like it until the end or the last few minutes. When Michelle got the chance to get away from Nancy, WHY did she run down to the basement instead of out the front door?? After that none of it made any sense including what some other reviewers have pointed out like why the Michelle's husband kill Luke?? and where was Nancy anyway--another planet??? Wouldn't Luke's death be on the news? Watch with all that in mind!!
11 Reviews
decent until the stupid ending.
jleon254 October 2017
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It was interesting until the end. If you are looking to see a movie that is a bit interesting with a stupid, over-the-top ending? Don't bother, look for a better story. The sleepwalking was interesting until we find out it was all an act by the cheating wife. Well she confesses to it to her husband before she kills him. RIDICULOUS!
Don't waste your time to watch
voodoomaster5 March 2019
Starts at 11 and goes to 25
mgconlan-117 July 2017
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I watched the latest "premiere" movie on Lifetime, a bizarre concoction called "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" (it seems that "_____ in Suburbia" has joined the ranks of Lifetime's film "series" alongside "The Perfect _____," "The _____ S/he Met Online," "Wrong _____," and "_____ at 17") brought to us by one Alex Wright, who directed and co-wrote the script with Bryce Doersam. Michelle Miller (Emilie Ullerup, yet another one of those names that in classic Hollywood would have been changed — even "Lucille Le Sueur," which wouldn't have been a bad star name at all, got rechristened "Joan Crawford") is more or less happily married to Dan Miller (Giles Panton, a not-bad looking actor who resembles the young Christopher Meloni enough I could have thought he was Meloni's younger brother) except that — stop me if you've heard this before — they're trying to have a child and Michelle just had a miscarriage. It appears to be the trauma over this that snapped Michelle back into her former habit of chronic sleepwalking, for which she's in therapy with the couple's friend Dr. Kate Ford (Miranda Frigon). One night, Michelle sleepwalks her way into the home of neighbor Luke Williams (Carlo Marks) while his wife Nancy (Lucie Guest) is out of town, and though her waking relations with Luke are (at least on her end) a perfectly proper friendship, in her sleepwalking state she comes on to him so strongly she virtually rapes him. Though Michelle has no memory of having had sex with Luke, not only does Luke vividly remember it, it's made him decide to leave his wife Nancy and pair up with Michelle even though Michelle has no conscious interest in him "that way." Also, Michelle finds herself pregnant but, as it slowly dawns on her that during one of her somnambulistic jags she really did have sex with Luke, she has no idea who her baby-to-be's father is.
As with a lot of Lifetime's thrillers, Wright and Doersam can't leave well enough alone: a wife who unwittingly has an affair with another man while she's sleepwalking and then has to face her husband's and his wife's jealousy and recriminations might have been interesting and even moving — but no-o-o-o-o, given that they're making this through the Johnson Productions Group for the Lifetime audience, they lard on the melodrama. Michelle finds herself being shot at by a mysterious assailant in a pickup truck and, in a panicked search for some kind of cover, she dives into a convenience store attached to a gas station and begs the young man at the counter to close the store's doors and let her hide out there — and the kid playing the store clerk actually does the best acting of anyone in this movie, showing genuine perplexity as this strange woman tells her exotic tale and he wonders if she's just crazy or really is in mortal danger. The whole plot leads up to an over-the-top melodramatic ending that piles surprise on surprise until all plot credibility just collapses. "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" is a real disappointment for those like me who thinks Vincenzo Bellini's "La Sonnambula" is the best dramatic piece ever done about sleepwalking. It's a pastoral comedy that shares with "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" the sleepwalking heroine, the jealous boyfriend and the rich guy in whose bed she inadvertently ends up, but at least Bellini and his librettist, Felice Romani, unlike Wright and Doersam, knew when to stop. "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" might have been good clean dirty fun in the best Lifetime manner if writers Wright and Doersam had known when to stop instead of starting their intrigue at 11 and ramping it up to about 25.
As with a lot of Lifetime's thrillers, Wright and Doersam can't leave well enough alone: a wife who unwittingly has an affair with another man while she's sleepwalking and then has to face her husband's and his wife's jealousy and recriminations might have been interesting and even moving — but no-o-o-o-o, given that they're making this through the Johnson Productions Group for the Lifetime audience, they lard on the melodrama. Michelle finds herself being shot at by a mysterious assailant in a pickup truck and, in a panicked search for some kind of cover, she dives into a convenience store attached to a gas station and begs the young man at the counter to close the store's doors and let her hide out there — and the kid playing the store clerk actually does the best acting of anyone in this movie, showing genuine perplexity as this strange woman tells her exotic tale and he wonders if she's just crazy or really is in mortal danger. The whole plot leads up to an over-the-top melodramatic ending that piles surprise on surprise until all plot credibility just collapses. "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" is a real disappointment for those like me who thinks Vincenzo Bellini's "La Sonnambula" is the best dramatic piece ever done about sleepwalking. It's a pastoral comedy that shares with "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" the sleepwalking heroine, the jealous boyfriend and the rich guy in whose bed she inadvertently ends up, but at least Bellini and his librettist, Felice Romani, unlike Wright and Doersam, knew when to stop. "Sleepwalking in Suburbia" might have been good clean dirty fun in the best Lifetime manner if writers Wright and Doersam had known when to stop instead of starting their intrigue at 11 and ramping it up to about 25.
Taking a pulse
susan_warr9 July 2020
This is the second time I have seen someone get a pulse while wearing gloves. Is that even possible? Don't the director's watch what is going on? I once saw an FBI agent on Missing check for a pulse in the winter while wearing gloves. It is almost as bad as seeing people walking around waving a paper cup of coffee in the air or drinking what is supposed to be a full cup of coffee but the cup is tipped up to their nose because it is really empty. On another police drama I saw a retired detective carrying a box with one hand that was claimed to be full of dishes. What do the director's do? What is the real job of an actor?
It only takes one stupid thing in a TV show or movie to ruin the whole thing.
The plot of the movie is good and has a nice twist.
Held my interest
alishaebrahimnegad29 December 2019
This movie is not bad at all! I don't think it deserves nearly a 1 star rating. I have seen some really bad Lifetime films and I'm talking about characters walking around in bad wigs, elevator music playing in the background through the entire film and over AND under acting so bad that I've burst out in laughter. Those are the ones that deserve the 1 start rating but I get a kick out of low budget, bad films.
I think this particular movie was pretty good! There were some very annoying parts and I also think the ending should have been extended so we could see the aftermath. But what I like a lot was the setting. The neighborhood was beautiful and so were the homes where most of the film took place. They were nicely decorated, modern and comfortable.
The acting was actually good and natural. I thought the actor that played Luke (Carlos Marks) was just adorable and really fun to watch. The way he'd get excited every time he saw Michelle was really cute and his voice and mannerisms were really cute as well. Emilie Ullerup did great as portraying a sleepwalker distraught about her actions. The married couples acted like they were sick of each other lol. But you could see when Kate and her husband were asleep that they did actually care about each other by how they were cuddled up.
There is one issue I have with the movie. All of the trouble could have been avoided if Michelle would've had a simple conversation with Luke and her husband Dan! Luke didn't know about her condition and when he tries to talk to her about their "moment" she completely freaks out even after she realizes that she in fact did have that moment with him. She treated him like it was his fault. If she had simply explained that she was sleepwalking and brought her husband and had a conversation between the three of them, no one would have had to have gotten hurt.
That's just my opinion. Chaos ensues but I guess there wouldn't be a movie to make if there wasn't some secrets and drama right?
So even though there are irritating moments, they aren't enough to make it unwatchable. It's very pretty aesthetically and the acting is believable.
I think this particular movie was pretty good! There were some very annoying parts and I also think the ending should have been extended so we could see the aftermath. But what I like a lot was the setting. The neighborhood was beautiful and so were the homes where most of the film took place. They were nicely decorated, modern and comfortable.
The acting was actually good and natural. I thought the actor that played Luke (Carlos Marks) was just adorable and really fun to watch. The way he'd get excited every time he saw Michelle was really cute and his voice and mannerisms were really cute as well. Emilie Ullerup did great as portraying a sleepwalker distraught about her actions. The married couples acted like they were sick of each other lol. But you could see when Kate and her husband were asleep that they did actually care about each other by how they were cuddled up.
There is one issue I have with the movie. All of the trouble could have been avoided if Michelle would've had a simple conversation with Luke and her husband Dan! Luke didn't know about her condition and when he tries to talk to her about their "moment" she completely freaks out even after she realizes that she in fact did have that moment with him. She treated him like it was his fault. If she had simply explained that she was sleepwalking and brought her husband and had a conversation between the three of them, no one would have had to have gotten hurt.
That's just my opinion. Chaos ensues but I guess there wouldn't be a movie to make if there wasn't some secrets and drama right?
So even though there are irritating moments, they aren't enough to make it unwatchable. It's very pretty aesthetically and the acting is believable.
Exceptional
lferrigon-126 September 2017
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It was a very good movie up until the end where it made no logical sense. I got Michelle sleep walks and has sex with Luke and almost with her friend and therapist but her husband Dan's actions at the end makes no logical sense. He killed Luke and framed Michelle for it because of their romp which he knew it was as a result of the sleepwalking.
Yes Michelle and Dan's marriage was on the rocks but his 180 to want to murder her when he was the one rejecting her for sex, was hard to buy.
Its still a very good movie which I enjoyed.
Yes Michelle and Dan's marriage was on the rocks but his 180 to want to murder her when he was the one rejecting her for sex, was hard to buy.
Its still a very good movie which I enjoyed.
Limited by a Rather Poor Ending
Uriah4314 August 2023
This film begins with a young man named "Dan Miller" (Giles Panton) and his wife "Michelle Miller" (Emilie Ullerup) sleeping soundly in their bed late one night. Suddenly, without any warning, Michelle gets up and sleepwalks across the street to the house where a young man by the name of "Luke Williams" (Carlo Marks) lives. Although Luke is surprised when she quietly enters his house, he becomes even more startled when she suddenly unbuckles his pants and initiates sex with him. Then, just as quickly as it began, she walks out of his house and back toward the house where her husband has begun to search the neighborhood for her. It is then revealed that Michelle has walked in her sleep before and each time she doesn't remember anything that transpired during these episodes. That being said, she doesn't remember having sex with Luke either. Luke, on the other hand, remembers everything and has incorrectly come to the conclusion that Michelle is attracted to him. To that effect, since Luke and his wife "Nancy Williams" (Lucie Guest) have been experiencing marital difficulties, he subsequently decides to leave Nancy in order to pursue Michelle instead. Needless to say, Michelle is quite unnerved by his romantic overtures--especially since Dan and Luke work together and are such good friends. Likewise, she has no idea what caused Luke to begin acting this way in the first place. Even worse, she soon discovers that the more she tries to discourage his advances, the more aggressive he becomes--and this soon creates problems for all concerned. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that, although this movie started out quite well, I didn't particularly care for the ending as it simply wasn't very believable. That being said, although I liked the acting of Emilie Ullerup, her performance alone wasn't enough for me to rate this movie any higher than I have. Slightly below average.
Unexpectedly Good
bugger-1707125 December 2017
I did not expect this movie to be this tense, it should be classified as a thriller, there are definitely a lot of moments that have you on the edge of your seat. I found it interesting how all the married couples in this movie were cold and rude to each other, I guess showing good couples doesn't lend itself to good storytelling. The ending has a very surprising twist, this movie was better than I thought it would be, I think it's worth your time.
She is Definitely Not Sleepless in Seattle!!!
lavatch20 January 2020
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"Sleepwalking in Suburbia" works best if viewed as high camp. The preposterous conceit of the film is that Michelle Miller is walking around her neighborhood in her sleep and suffering from "sextomia"!!! It was a credit to the actors that they kept straight faces during the film shoot.
Early in the film, Michelle is diagnosed as a "polysomnograph." In common parlance, Michelle's brain is "agitated." Dr. Carter and Dr. Thorston provided her only with a self-hypnosis program to end the incidents of sleepwalking. The tapes do not work. The unique situation in the neighborhood is that Michelle is able to find open unlocked doors and walk into her neighbors' homes, where all the shenanigans begin.
Michelle has slept with her neighbor Luke, and it is fairly clear that he has impregnated her. The best scene in the film is where Michelle walks into the home of her friend Kate, where she lies in bed with her and begins a kissing session! Kate's husband is blissfully unaware of what is transpiring.
It is convenient at one point in the film that Michelle will not have to undergo regression therapy to learn the truth about her sleepwalking. She has a brief flash where she remembers one of the key moments in Luke's home. The other characters conveniently fill Michelle in on the rest.
This was a great watch due to the clever scripting, the slick direction, and the good performances. The film did not shed much light on the actual phenomenon of sleepwalking. But it told a good yarn about woman who definitely is not sleepless in Seattle!!!
Early in the film, Michelle is diagnosed as a "polysomnograph." In common parlance, Michelle's brain is "agitated." Dr. Carter and Dr. Thorston provided her only with a self-hypnosis program to end the incidents of sleepwalking. The tapes do not work. The unique situation in the neighborhood is that Michelle is able to find open unlocked doors and walk into her neighbors' homes, where all the shenanigans begin.
Michelle has slept with her neighbor Luke, and it is fairly clear that he has impregnated her. The best scene in the film is where Michelle walks into the home of her friend Kate, where she lies in bed with her and begins a kissing session! Kate's husband is blissfully unaware of what is transpiring.
It is convenient at one point in the film that Michelle will not have to undergo regression therapy to learn the truth about her sleepwalking. She has a brief flash where she remembers one of the key moments in Luke's home. The other characters conveniently fill Michelle in on the rest.
This was a great watch due to the clever scripting, the slick direction, and the good performances. The film did not shed much light on the actual phenomenon of sleepwalking. But it told a good yarn about woman who definitely is not sleepless in Seattle!!!
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