The Sleepwalker

(2014) The Sleepwalker PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA

Co-written and directed by Mona Fastvold that has girlfriend, Kaia ( Gitte Witt) arriving to a house to help out her boyfriend, Andrew (Christopher Abbott). And as we see her get undress to change into her work clothes, viewers should be able to notice some of the scarring of burn marks on the side of her rib cage as she goes to help out her boyfriend. And then it was at this point some time during the night, Kaiea is woken up by a simple phone call. And it turns out to be her sister, Christine (Stephanie Ellis) or Chris for short asking her to come and pick her up at the train station. And that the house both Kaiea and her boyfriend, Andrew happens to be working on also happens to be the house where her and Christine used to grow up in. And that besides notifying her she is pregnant from her husband, from a guy name Ira (Brady Corbet) when Christine was young that she burned a portion of the house which also includes the garage. We also find out that "the Sleepwalker" as the movie says is in reference to Christine who she does not know what she is doing when she sleepwalks. And it was at this point, Kaiea invites Ira to stay with for a few days, with her boyfriend disapproving of the suggestion. Leading the family to re-open some open wounds about what used to happen and why!

The end of the movie kind of ends on an ambiguous note when a certain somebody goes missing that is reminiscent to the 1960 movie "L Avventura" leaving viewers with questions than answers in an unsatisfactory kind of way!

No pun intended - also someone is coming .. to visit. And as with most surprise visits they bring trouble with them. The characters in this have their own story and their own moral compass. How they look on "pranks" on their youth for example - and how that informs what they are today.

There is some sizzle and some sexiness going on - but there is more of a mystery going on. You have to figure it out along the way. Hopefully not sleepwalking while doing so (no pun intended). A decent thriller/drama - if you suspend your disbelief.

Scandinavians have an open approach to nakedness and sex but that we already knew, so nothing new here. Further an extremely irritating half-sister of whom you wish that she will be killed or kill herself, the sooner the better. And to make it really 'interesting' an end without explanation... Be sure not to give this to somebody as a present or the friendship will be over... unless that would be the intention off course.

Lots of whispering and mumbling meant I had to watch the first 20 minutes with the controller in my hand turning it up and down. No subtitles unfortunately.

I understand the audio creates the mood but it has to be audible at least.

A beautiful film with a story that was stimulating, sexy, and kept me guessing. Recommended.