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Too Much Sleep
Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    88
    Perfectly captures the cultural and emotional wasteland that is suburban Jersey.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    83
    Maquiling has built and sustained a mood of lovely comic aplomb. Like one of its hero's daydreams, the film evaporates on contact and leaves a serene glow.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    80
    An understated gem.
  4. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    80
    An unusually clear, compassionate, and grownup satire about a rare subject: the true psychological underpinnings of young manhood.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    80
    The movie's a gas. Very funny, to a rather dark degree.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    It's nothing less than a spiritual journey set in New Jersey.
  7. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Rich and droll, and yet slight--a film of modest virtues, content to be small, achieving what it intends.
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    The movie is as modestly unpretentious as David O. Russell's "Spanking the Monkey."
  9. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    75
    Oddly fresh and naively chipper.
  10. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    70
    Maquiling offers us the unexpected pleasures of taking the side streets in a film about how even minor-key adventures can make a life stuck in low gear something to look back on.
  11. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Bill Gallo
    70
    Jack's odyssey, despite some clunky writing and predictable first-movie missteps, gives off a flavor and a flair that stick with you.
  12. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    Unfolds as a shaggy-dog story, full of hilarious and outrageous twists that suggest that weirdness lies just below the surface of daily life seemingly at its most ordinary.
  13. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    70
    Maquiling creates an unusual and intriguing tone somewhere between sharp, deadpan comedy and a soft, dreamy surrealism.
  14. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    63
    No revelation, but it’s a more honorable, interesting effort than many of the crass, dopey recent big-studio schlockfests like "Say It Isn’t So" or "Tomcats" that tell similar coming-of-age tales.
  15. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    The film's slightly awkward self-consciousness is balanced by an appealing, gently deadpan performance from Palmieri.
  16. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    63
    A picture that's pleasantly forgettable.
  17. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    63
    There are moments when faltering levels of energy and inventiveness threaten to turn Too Much Sleep into a nonevent. But it signals the arrival of a promising filmmaker and is worth sticking with.
  18. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Larry Terenzi
    62
    For a modest film, however, Too Much Sleep is a modest surprise.
  19. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Clever and offbeat.
  20. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    60
    Mr. Maquiling's gotta learn more about dramatic arcs, but he has an infectious interest in how the world looks and works, and he can make you laugh unexpectedly. I look forward to his next film.
  21. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The movie's concept is amusing, but much of the acting and dialogue is as uninspired as the story's deliberately bland suburban setting.
  22. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    50
    So minimalist that you wouldn't miss much if you watched semi-awake and listened to a friend's running commentary.
  23. Variety
    Reviewed by: Emanuel Levy
    40
    The material is slender, the characters not sufficiently engaging or eccentric for a feature-length movie.
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