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Kathleen Murphy, MSN Movies: Truth is, there's really nothing, shameful or otherwise, to see in this pretentious and empty fairy tale. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: There is a measure of soft-core titillation in this, for sure, but Ms. Leigh observes Lucy's body and what happens to it with a dreamy detachment that is seductive and unnerving in equal measure. Read more
Keith Uhlich, Time Out: The very beautiful and brave young actor Emily Browning slugs us with another sucker punch in the disturbing debut feature from Australian novelist Julia Leigh. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's a story told in quiet rooms and hushed voices - except for one devastating scream near the end - and it's ultimately a horror story, though one completely free of blood and gore. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: [An] arty exploitation pic passed off as a feminist parable... Read more
Laremy Legel, Film.com: A film where nothing ever happens, and yet everything is mean-spirited. Read more
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: Soporific in every sense. Read more
Anthony Lane, New Yorker: To be at once earthy and ethereal is an uncommon gift. I noticed it, in Browning... Read more
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: The result can feel untouchable and impenetrable, but it also serves to make its visceral moments that much more affecting. This Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale; it's stark, dispassionate and noticeably short on happily ever afters. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Though Julia Leigh's surprisingly dull debut is meant to present the mysteries of a troubled young woman, you're more likely to wonder why its star, Emily Browning, is drawn to such demeaning roles. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: I'm not, finally, sure what Leigh is saying - but she is a filmmaker with a voice. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: It's not much fun watching an Australian director whose small goal in life is to ape French provocateur Catherine Breillat. There's not much thrill in watching Ms. Browning, who is so anesthetized she seems to be dreaming whether she's asleep or awake. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Sleeping Beauty is one of those self-consciously artsy motion picture that promises more than it delivers. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: I found it gorgeous, opaque and disturbing in roughly equal portions, but it was a riveting experience all the way through. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: Precisely staged but maddeningly obtuse, "Sleeping Beauty" is an artful exercise in pointlessness. Read more
Dan Kois, Slate: Browning is tiny and frighteningly exposed in these scenes, but Leigh turns the tables: In the moment of her greatest vulnerability, Lucy exercises a curious power over the Johns who pay for her time. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Leigh, impressively for a first-time filmmaker, has a distinct and confident approach. Read more
David Jenkins, Time Out: Browning...proves that she's a fearless and distinctive young actress whose rigorously passive performance imbues her character with immense depth and mystery. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Eros snores. Read more
Peter Debruge, Variety: The film's frustratingly elliptical style and lack of character insight give it a distinctly first-draft feel. Read more
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Sharp and precise as its tableaux might be ... Sleeping Beauty never burrows into the brain, and its tenuous provocations fizzle out quickly. Read more