Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Science of Sleep Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  It's rare for young actors to exude as much charisma and charm as Gainsbourg and Garca Bernal.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The look of the film is dazzling, even hallucinatory, and the concept is beyond quirky as conceived by Gondry, a talented visual stylist, in his first film based on his own script. The story is compelling, unconventional and diverting in its blurring of reality and fantasy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  So while The Science of Sleep may not, in the end, be terribly deep, it is undoubtedly -- and deeply -- refreshing.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  With Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal energetically playing a vulnerable graphic artist with a hyperactive imagination and little confidence with women, picture has an overriding quality of sweetness that will prove endearing to audiences, especially younger females.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The Science of Sleep is like a weird dream that tugs at the memory throughout the day with its intriguing, misshapen pieces.

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