Oh No! It feels like a student film... and whadda ya know? Its the director's first movie by dollwithouteyes Waited on this for 2 years. At the 1st word it was out I drove to another city for it. I thought Emily Browning had potential, despite a weak movie record, I find her doll-like look arresting. But...
80 Empire | Anna Smith This will divide audiences as much as "The Tree Of Life," but it's a brave and beautiful calling card for both filmmaker and star. Drink it up, sit back and think of a very different Australia. Read full review
75 New York Post | Kyle Smith I'm not, finally, sure what Leigh is saying - but she is a filmmaker with a voice. Read full review
75 Slant Magazine | Michael Nordine Julia Leigh's take on the fairy tale is a study in detachment and unspoken dissatisfaction, traits that imbue the proceedings with a barely-contained sexual energy lurking beneath a thin veneer of calm. Read full review
75 The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Liam Lacey At its simple core, Sleeping Beauty is a perfectly pitched chamber piece about the menace of voluntary oblivion. Read full review