Forty Winks (2022 film)

Forty Winks
Directed byWilliam Atticus Parker
Written byWilliam Atticus Parker
Produced byWilliam Atticus Parker
StarringJustin Marcel McManus
Susan Sarandon
John Turturro
Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Forty Winks is a 2022 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by William Atticus Parker and starring Justin Marcel McManus, Susan Sarandon, and John Turturro.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was shot in New York.[1]

Reception

Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10 and wrote, "At the same time, Sarandon and Turturro are fantastic acting against lead McManus. But money can’t buy the indie guerrilla filmmaking charms that ooze all over Parker’s film."[2] A review at High On Fims was very negative and stated, "Forty Winks thus becomes a visually distinct but empty and inert exercise that doesn’t know what to do with Black and White frames or the characters that serve no purpose to either its overreaching themes or its mumbling progression."[3] A review in the Midwest Film Journal praised the production, but criticised the narration.[4] Common Sense Media described it as a "(q)uirky, mature dramedy (that) has non-stereotypical characters."[5]

Accolades

The film was selected for the 8 & Halfilm Awards.[6]

TheReferences

  1. ^ Major, Michael (August 16, 2022). "Danny Burstein Joins William Atticus Parker's Debut Film FORTY WINKS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Ng, Alan (April 19, 2022). "Forty Winks". Film Threat. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Verma, Shikhar (2022-09-29). "Forty Winks [2022] Review - A visually distinctive but inert debut feature that has nothing to say". High On Films. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  4. ^ Dossey, Evan (2022-08-24). "Forty Winks". Midwest Film Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ Movie & TV reviews for parents. "Forty Winks Movie Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. ^ "Vicentini Gomez ganha prêmio de melhor ator na França". Correio do Cidadão - Notícias de Guarapuava e região (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-21.