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| Nick Stahl | ... | James | |
| AnnaSophia Robb | ... | Tara | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Joleen | |
| Deborra-Lee Furness | ... | Danni | |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Detective #1 | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Will | |
| Woody Harrelson | ... | Randall | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Mr. Reedy | |
| Ken Mitchell | ... | Mr. Bergen | |
| Jean Freeman | ... | Mrs. Bergen | |
| Troy Skog | ... | Warren | |
| George Grassick | ... | Cop #1 | |
| Mike Ennis | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Alexandra Fox | ... | Darlene | |
| Lori Ann Kennedy | ... | Foster Care Worker (as Lori Kennedy) | |
| Ron Anderson | ... | Road Crew Boss (as R. James Anderson) | |
| Emily Wees | ... | Tara's Friend | |
| Simon Chin | ... | Randall's Friend | |
| Amy Matysio | ... | Sharon | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Shannon Jardine | ... | Mom (uncredited) | |
| Peter Scoular | ... | Dad (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Bill Maher | (as William Maher) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Zac Stanford | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| A.J. Dix | .... | producer | |
| J.J. Harris | .... | producer | |
| Beth Kono | .... | producer | |
| Charlie Mason | .... | executive producer | |
| Rob Merilees | .... | producer | |
| Justin Moore-Lewy | .... | executive producer | |
| Stephen Onda | .... | line producer | |
| Anthony Rhulen | .... | executive producer | |
| William Shively | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Stirling | .... | executive producer | |
| Charlize Theron | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Christopher Young | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Juan Ruiz Anchía | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stuart Levy | |||
Casting by | |||
| Betia Hovedskov | |||
| Brenda McCormick | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Paki Smith | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sara McCudden | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sara Longfellow | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Cathy McComb | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jennifer Forberg | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Tracy George | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Tamara Harrod | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Tamara Harrod | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Stephen Onda | .... | unit production manager | |
| Scott Watson | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James Bitonti | .... | assistant director: additional photography | |
| James Bitonti | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jim Brebner | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jim Brebner | .... | second unit director | |
| Michael Pohorly | .... | third assistant director | |
| Jacqui Swedberg | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Adrienne Conley | .... | graphic designer | |
| Norm Daschle | .... | property master | |
| Ross Dempster | .... | production designer: reshoots | |
| Alison Grothe | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Morgan Hughes | .... | key scenic painter | |
| Jefferson Little | .... | scenic artist | |
| Audra Neil | .... | decorator | |
| Brent Russell | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Magdalena Shenher | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Adrian Traquair | .... | set dresser | |
| Johann Wessels | .... | lead scenic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Chris Diamond | .... | assistant dialogue editor | |
| Chris Duesterdiek | .... | sound mixer | |
| Peter Eliuk | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Robert Fernandez | .... | score mixer | |
| Amy Giammarco | .... | post audio manager | |
| Dean Giammarco | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Patrick Haskill | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Robert Hunter | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Nick Kray | .... | adr recordist | |
| Johnny Ludgate | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Christine McLeod | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Maureen Murphy | .... | foley artist | |
| Rory O'Neill | .... | boom operator | |
| Emil Quan | .... | assistant sound | |
| Philip Rogers | .... | adr recordist | |
| Bill Sheppard | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gordon Sproule | .... | foley mixer | |
| Elaine Stef | .... | assistant foley walker | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Austin Basile | .... | digital compositor | |
| Landon Bootsma | .... | digital compositor: Technicolor | |
| Paul Chapman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Steve Elliott | .... | visual effects I/O: Technicolor | |
| John Fukushima | .... | lead digital compositor | |
| Colleen Jenkinson | .... | visual effects producer: Technicolor Creative Services | |
| Ryan Kuba | .... | visual effects coordinator: Technicolor Creative Services | |
| Tanya Schuck | .... | digital compositor | |
| Gary Shaw | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Noel Wright | .... | compositor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Latif Cavanaugh | .... | grip | |
| Kirk Chiswell | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Mark Dobrescu | .... | camera operator | |
| Mark Dobrescu | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Andrew Gordon | .... | gaffer | |
| Daryl Hartwell | .... | dolly grip | |
| Kerry Hayes | .... | still photographer | |
| Rob Hillstead | .... | lighting technician | |
| Kevin Lheritier | .... | b dolly grip | |
| Kyle Mrazek | .... | lighting technician | |
| Will Parrot | .... | key grip | |
| Rob Rowan | .... | rigging gaffer | |
| Adrian Merritt Smith | .... | camera trainee | |
| Scott Tremblay | .... | best boy electric | |
| Scott Tremblay | .... | electrician | |
| Scott Trembley | .... | best boy | |
| Gordon Weiske | .... | epk videographer | |
| Mitchel Wiles | .... | still photographer trainee | |
| Nicole Wiwchar | .... | second assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Robin Merrifield | .... | set costumer | |
| Robin Merrifield | .... | truck costumer | |
| Joanna Vollhoffer | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Chris Mayo | .... | conforming editor: HD | |
| Gary Shaw | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Jonny Winograd | .... | associate editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Max Blomgren | .... | score engineer | |
| Mark Buys | .... | score coordinator | |
| Michael Dittrick | .... | music editor | |
| Damon Ebner | .... | orchestrator | |
| Damon Ebner | .... | score coordinator | |
| Kevin J. Edelman | .... | music supervisor | |
| Karim Elmahmoudi | .... | orchestrator | |
| Karim Elmahmoudi | .... | score coordinator | |
| Alan Haskel | .... | score coordinator | |
| Sean McMahon | .... | orchestrator | |
| Flavio Motalla | .... | score producer | |
| Denis Roche | .... | additional composer | |
| David G. Russell | .... | synthesizer programmer: score | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Sylvain Buteau | .... | transportation captain | |
| Sheila Richards | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Holly Baird | .... | production coordinator | |
| Jason Bryant | .... | stand-in | |
| Alison S. Cohen | .... | production counsel | |
| Nigel Crook | .... | production accountant | |
| Ken Dhaliwal | .... | finance legal | |
| Ian Gardner | .... | associate production coordinator | |
| Vandana Jain | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Brad Jensen | .... | production executive | |
| Michael Klastorin | .... | unit publicist | |
| Gabriella Ludlow | .... | production legal | |
| Terry Mialkowsky | .... | location manager | |
| Michael Orthner | .... | production assistant | |
| Amber Ripley | .... | assistant: mr. merilees | |
| Stephanie Rossel | .... | script supervisor | |
| Marvin V. Scansen | .... | chef | |
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Despite the mostly negative reviews I've read about 'Sleepwalking', I wanted to see if Annasophia Robb really did live up to what the critics have been raving the past couple months. And she does, in a huge way. With a natural presence and believable acting, Annasophia displays one of the best performances I've seen from a child actor/actress. While she did a great job in BTT and Have Dreams, she doesn't show any signs of the occasional stiff acting that she had in her previous films. Playing the part of the abandoned and emotionally troubled Tara is a very complex process that not many young actors can endure, yet Annasophia portrays her every emotion smoothly. Her chemistry with Stahl's character was convincing and heartfelt. At first I was a little bit on the skeptical side on whether or not her performance was Oscar-worthy; but after watching this movie, I immediately brushed said thoughts aside.
That said, this movie is James's (Nick Stahl) story, and he delivers. His performance really brought out the raw emotion that most of the film lacked. At certain scenes one could just sense the extreme pain and sorrow that James is going through as he grows more fond of his niece, only to see her get taken away, that and other aspects of his character makes a nice buildup to his climactic transformation near the end. Charlize Theron, though only present in a handful of scenes in the film, takes full advantage of them and helps create a truly believable troubled American family. Dennis Hopper is, well...Dennis Hopper. He can pull off playing any crazed and sadistic bastard in a snap and succeeds. Despite his character being as one dimensional as one can get, Hopper does a pretty good job making the film more morbid than it already is.
Positives aside, here is where the film gets it's real flaws: the story. Besides extremely powerful performances by the leads, Sleepwalking's story suffers from it's overtly dark tone and predictability. Yes, it's supposed to be a morbid take on abandonment and abuse, but unfortunately that's all there is. The characters stumble from one unlucky bump in the road to another without any real relief for them. Besides the budding almost brother-sister type relationship that James and Tara develops, it doesn't really stop the film from becoming increasingly bleak. And quite honestly, as much as I tried to defend it, I didn't understand James's notion to return to his abusive and bitter father's farm. Once he mentions going there in the film, especially with all the comments that he heard from Tara, predicting hell in Satan's frozen ranch wasn't very far-fetched. I enjoy films that are open to interpretation and don't give out easy answers. However, Sleepwalking's ending hardly even tries to put some sort of resolution. It's an all-throughout morbid storyline that DESERVED a true resolution, sadly it barely had one.
I enjoyed Sleepwalking. I loved the characters and the performances (Especially Robb and Stahl), but like the ratings that you've read throughout the web, it was just barely enough to carry the weight of a bland and predictable story.