Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

darren_boe The beginning of this film was slow and bit painful to get through as the film quality is shoddy and the writing seems sophomoric at best. The fiancé is hard to watch as honestly if he was on fire I believe he was in pain.The ancillary characters in this movie make the movie infinitely more watchable. Linda and her boyfriend make you want to spend more time with them than the movie felt necessary sadly.Half way through the movie picks up and rolls along decently. But my love of the friend Linda and her boyfriend goes on unsatisfied. Just be wary of the first 45 mins though as again the pacing crawls.

jamfitz001 This movie is a complete failure on every level.If you are hoping to watch an outrageous comedy, filled with laughs, that dances on the edge, this is not that movie, despite the outlandishness that might be expected from the topic in question. Instead, despite a few characters that behave for short periods in a fashion that suggests comic relief, this movie is a dreary-tawdry tragedy that resolves itself in a semi-happy conclusion, but at the cost of coherence, plot or character development. The shrugs-your-shoulder ending will arrive at the point which you no longer give a crap.The cast is lead by mediocre unknowns and fleshed out with recognizable TV veterans Geoff Pierson and Brian Poshen, both of whom who have talent to elevate their roles beyond this dismal script. The rest of the cast do not fare as well. Melinda Hamilton is a bland somewhat whiny lead, matched by both Bryce Johnson and Colby French as her romantic counterparts. There is little chemistry or fire between either match.The story is basically this: Amy(Melinda) has a disgusting secret. She reveals it to her fiancé. Her family learns it. Tragedy ensues, Her life falls apart. She continues on. The problem is that none of this is played for belly laughs, as one hopes it would be coming from Goldwaith. The story's arc is also distorted by the lead character having a deep relationship that develops through the telling of the tale, but suddenly that is dropped and the investment that we have made in the romance which is the basis of the story comes to no conclusion. She simply throws him away and starts up with someone else, as if it all didn't matter anyway."Nothing matters and just lie about it, and who cares anyway" is not a great theme for a movie. I didn't laugh much throughout and I learned nothing. I would recommend not bothering.

Steve Pulaski Sleeping Dogs Lie begins with a line that is purposely created for wincing and cringing. I will not repeat it but, chance are, it has already been an ongoing joke online. If I mention the plot, you may be able to figure it out. The story is about a woman who, out of impulsive desires, commits an act of bestiality with her dog in college and has gone on to their late twenties without telling a single soul. She winds up caught in the moment with her fiancée when they are admitting the wild things they did when they were younger and he is appalled and left wishing he was not informed about this.The woman is Amy, played confidently by Melinda Page Hamilton. The man is John (Bryce Johnson), and the secret is spilled during a vacation at Amy's parents' house. Amy's family is made up of heavily religious, societal do-gooders, except for her delinquent meth-head brother who overhears Amy's secret when she's telling it to John late night in the garage. When the secret is out there, John is disgusted and the drug-addicted brother discovers this is a great time to tell their parents that Amy isn't the perfect model child they have always thought. When he tells them they don't believe it, until Amy confirms it and they are told to leave.When Amy and John arrive home, things are rocky, and the final straw is when John calls Amy something no woman should ever be called. You can even hear the reluctant hesitation in his voice, and see he regrets it immediately after saying it. She responds by throwing the engagement ring he gave her straight at him, and now, she is left single and ostracized by her family.Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait seems to create all of his ideas with a sense of direction, urgency, and purpose, while still imposing the creative, questionable spin on things. His next film would be World's Greatest Dad, a remarkably touching, eccentric drama about a father whose greatest happiness and feeling of self-worth comes after a horrific tragedy. On paper, it's saddening to thing about, but when you see it unfold, it becomes a beautiful story of sentiment and how once the impending roadblocks and shackles are destroyed, how your life could suddenly have more meaning than you ever thought.Just like World's Greatest Dad, Sleeping Dogs Lie will be a challenge to recommend to people after one reads the plot. The film isn't a black comedy by the usual standards and I do not deem it "good" by my usual standards (whatever the hell they are). I deem it as a maturely crafted film that doesn't rely on the raunchiness and exploitation its one note joke could possibly bring, but what the human that is the butt of the raunchy joke can bring. Had this been more mainstream and boasted actors and actresses of the "let's be funny because we're doing and saying things that don't very much advance the plot" film genre it would've either quickly derailed into clichés and contrivance or overcompensate the joke itself and shortchange the humans behind it (the "what not to do" part on how to make a film about gags win). Goldthwait, again, proves he has something to say, and no matter how crass, juvenile, or ridiculous it is, he will say it and say it proudly.NOTE: One may be surprised on what route our main character, Amy, will take. The trailer and posters say one thing, but Goldthwait has something else in store for her.Starring: Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French, Jack Plotnick, Bonita Friedericy, and Brian Posehn. Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait.

moviesleuth2 What's your biggest secret? I'll bet you it's not as big as Amy's (Melinda Page Hilton). And as she can tell you, honesty may not be the best policy for some things. Especially when it comes to her secret.Amy (Melinda Page Hilton) is happily engaged to her boyfriend, John (Bryce Johnson), and through their conversation, he decides that they should be completely honest with each other and share their deepest secrets. Pretty soon, they're both going to wish they hadn't.Because I actually want this review to be published on IMDb, I can't disclose what she actually did (although when you look at the poster and the synopsis, it's kind of obvious...and the quote is on the film's page). It's pretty shocking, but that's about as far as the movie goes. For someone whose mind is this twisted, there could have been plenty of places for this movie to go. Yet after an occasionally funny first half, it delves into a romantic melodrama that still doesn't really work.At least the acting is solid. Melinda Page Hilton must be given credit for her courage. The content of this film requires someone who is not against taking some very big risks. It also helps that she is solid in the role. It's not Oscar worthy, but it gets the job done. Bryce Johnson is a little less successful, but he's not bad. The best performance goes to Colby French, Amy's co-worker and confidant. Of all the characters in the film, he's the one I felt for the most.Bobcat Goldthwait has a twisted mind, to be sure, but he doesn't lack the courage to do anything with this situation. This film could have been a great screwball comedy, but Goldthwait actually expects us to care about these characters and what happens to them. To an extent, I did, but not enough for the amount of time that is devoted to their dramas. The secret is shocking, but I got over it FAR sooner than the characters. Worse is his static shot selection. The film looks bland. To anyone who is not a film critic, that may not be noticeable (as a label), but everyone will know that Goldthwait really fails to draw us into the story."Sleeping Does Lie" isn't a terrible film, but it's not a very good one either. I'll just call it a "missed opportunity."