The whimsy Gondry whips up soon goes wispy as we wait in vain for all this sweet-natured silliness to reveal a meaning that isn't transparently obvious.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Sep 2006
fresh:
It's all very cosmopolitan (the dialogue is English, French and Spanish), very independent, a wee bit juvenile and very confusing, of course. But The Science of Sleep is also remarkably magical and desperately romantic beneath it all.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
29 Sep 2006
fresh:
In the end, after your time with it, you'll recall it with a smile, remembering its childish wonderment and mischievous sense of humor.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Sep 2006
rotten:
The movie plays like an exhausted hallucination, disjointed and frustrating, much of it owing to the lack of chemistry Gondry allows between his stars.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Sep 2006
fresh:
In the moment, Gondry and Bernal almost manage to give quirky a good name.