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Sleepover (2004)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:5

Rotten:23

Average Rating:3.9/10

Consensus: 'Tween girls will enjoy this sugar coated fluff, but others will find Sleepover a snooze.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements involving teen dating, some sensuality and language

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 9, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $8,070,311

Synopsis: Julie and her friends Hannah, Farrah, and Yancy have a supercharged sleepover on their hands: they've been challenged to a scavenger hunt by "popular" girls Staci, Liz, Jenna, and Molly, and the... Julie and her friends Hannah, Farrah, and Yancy have a supercharged sleepover on their hands: they've been challenged to a scavenger hunt by "popular" girls Staci, Liz, Jenna, and Molly, and the winners get dibs on the coveted cool lunch spot once they start their freshman year in high school at the end of the summer. The losers have to dine al fresco … adjacent to the dumpster, and far from popularity. Staci and her devious pals have built in several snags for Julie's crew. They'll have to undertake such Herculean tasks as sneaking into a "grown-up" nightclub, rearranging clothes on store mannequins at a crowded mall, stealing underwear from the most popular boy in the neighborhood, and somehow swiping the king or queen's crown at the high school dance. With the exuberance of youth and the support of true friends on their side, Julie and her pals must first escape Julie's house. This won't be easy, as Julie's mom, Gabby, has the girls swear to stay indoors while she herself goes out for a night on the town with her own girlfriends. Also, Julie's dad, Jay, is downstairs grappling with a testy faucet while her college brother, Ren, is home and underfoot. Using their wits, a little bit of luck, and a rose trellis, the girls slip out into the night. Before this adventure is over, they will have to outrun dimwitted neighborhood security, learn to drive an impossibly small electric car, create chaos at the mall, invade a posh nightclub (where Julie's mom is dancing the night away!), elude pesky skateboarding dorks, and come face to face with the boys of their dreams. All in all, not bad for the first sleepover of the summer. [More]

Starring: Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Jeff Garlin

Starring: Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Jeff Garlin, Sara Paxton, Steve Carell, Brie Larson

Director: Joe Nussbaum

Director: Joe Nussbaum
Screenwriter: Elisa Bell
Producer: Charles Weinstock, Bob Cooper
Studio: MGM/UA

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Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
09/04/04
Denver Post
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Nussbaum's attempt to capture the 'tween zeitgeist fails: The Spice Girls–infused soundtrack is dated, and the feel-good progressiveness forced.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/13/04
Kris Wilton
Kris Wilton
Village Voice
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A terrible film.

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07/12/04
Richard Roeper
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Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
07/09/04
Robert Denerstein
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Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Not overwhelmingly original or funny.

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07/09/04
Sara Gebhardt
Sara Gebhardt
Washington Post
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Just when the big screen could use an injection of frothy, giggly girl power -- all in the name of a covert feminist message, of course -- Sleepover squanders that promise with a blah story and even bigger bummer of a take-home message.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/09/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Fairly standard tween-oriented fare.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
07/09/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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A good-hearted 'tween comedy hampered by uneven direction and a misguided plot twist.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
07/09/04
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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There's little in the movie to like, either for tween girls or the unlucky parents who accompany them.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
07/09/04
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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If ever a movie could be charged with imperiling the morals of a minor, it's probably Sleepover.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
07/09/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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A lazy attempt to snare some preadolescent allowance money, Sleepover earns little more than a few bored yawns.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
07/09/04
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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The movie is uneven, but it has scored well during previews, and there's a reason: Sleepover fills a niche-audience void.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/09/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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The makers of Sleepover have read the ’tweeners film plot handbook and adhere to it closely.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
07/09/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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A waste of a hard-earned allowance.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
07/09/04
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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A lame and labored comedy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
07/09/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The multiplexes haven't been jammed with this many repetitively single-minded portrayals of young people since the gangsta craze of the early 1990s.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
07/09/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Sleepover is as corny as Kansas in the fall.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/09/04
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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A skillfully made teen comedy with such an endearing sensibility that it's fun even for those old enough to be the grandparents of its stars.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/08/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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A banal, relatively innocent comedy aimed at 'tween girls.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
07/08/04
USA Today
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How young do you have to be before you want to be older? With this wispy pubescent comedy, Hollywood has come up with a number: 14.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/08/04
Stephen Holden
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New York Times
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