You don’t really feel that these characters fit into this film until the stupidity of the screenplay kicks in with a twist. The reason for this is mainly because these two characters aren’t even in the original film which explains a lot. When the film is centered on them, it feels like a different/much better movie. They have good lines of dialogue as they riff off each other time to time. His character’s dynamic with Michelle Monaghan’s is by far more entertaining than the story centered on Foxx himself. Here, Harbour is the one that brings out the charisma, humor, and life the film desperately needed. Whether it would be in Black Mass, The Equalizer, and most notably Stranger Things, he manages to breathe life into characters even for the little screen time he gets. Ever since Black Mass, I’ve begun to become fond of David Harbour. Out of the entire cast, the most obscure yet best performance through the entire film was from David Harbour. THE GOOD: Sleepless is marketed as a Jamie Foxx action vehicle also billing Michelle Monaghan alongside with him. It's like how Spike Lee tried to direct an American version of Oldboy, but done much much worse. Before we are given the American remake of Ghost in the Shell, we are given an American remake of an action film that will probably have us appreciate Ghost in the Shell before it’s released. This is the first of many Hollywood American remakes to come this year. But the major difference with this film opposed to Taken is that this is an American remake of a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourgian action film titled Sleepless Night that was critically praised for its pacing and action sequences. They both follow a similar premise and have a one-worded title. One of the first things you would probably interpret Sleepless as when you see the trailer is a black version of Taken. When a failed heist leads to the kidnapping of his teenage son, Downs must race against time during a wild and restless night to save him and bring the criminals to justice. Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) finds himself caught in a high-stakes web of corrupt cops, internal affairs, and murderous gangsters.
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