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  Review by gowon thee stallion ★★★

  this movie is like inception but for kids

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★

  I’m going to let you in on a little secret of the trade: Film critics actually want to love everything they watch. The odds may not always be in our favor, and certain assignments inspire lower expectations than others, but nobody shows up for work hoping to be miserable that day — least of all when they’re lucky enough to work a job that offers an occasional measure of outright transcendence.

  Which is all to say that, one of these days, I would be absolutely overjoyed to rave about one of the glossy, star-studded, and/or special effects-driven original movies that Netflix releases onto its platform without any marketing or festival play whatsoever as part of the streamer’s pact with the…

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  Review by Kevflix And Chill ★★★½ 2

  Slumberland is a fun and fanciful family fantasy with a heartfelt emotional core. Marlow Barkley stars as Nemo who’s father (KyleChandler) has tragically passed away, with only her estranged uncle Phillip (Chris O’Dowd) left to raise her. Desperate to see her father again, even if only in dreams, in Slumberland she befriends an outlaw thief (Jason Momoa) and together they traverse varying dreamscapes in search of a fabled treasure thought to grant wishes. 
  Momoa very nearly goes full Jack Sparrow in this swashbuckling adventure, but for the most part it works pretty well. The more poignant moments actually happen between Barkley and O’Dowd as they each process their own grief. Slumberland definitely relies heavily on CG effects, but there’s a vibrance and sparkle…

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  Review by MarMar ★★★

  Jason Momoa is one of the sexiest men to ever live and the fact that he still looks good even when he looks like a hybrid of the lion from Wizard Of Oz and The Big Lebowski really says a lot!

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  Review by Jonathan ★★★½ 1

  “Almost had me. It’s a potentially interesting story.”

  -Nemo-

  Slumberland is a flashy, highly imaginative, and larger-than-life journey that attempts to navigate itself through a myriad of emotional and grief stricken thematic elements. Unfortunately, Slumberland never finds its identity as it skirts between the fantastical and the mundane resulting in a trippy dream with some nightmarish pit-stops in between. 

  Slumberland is visually my type of movie. Bright. Colorful. Creative. A LSD fueled idea brought to life. That worked. The story didn’t always land though. “It almost had me. It’s a potentially interesting story.” A story that sadly sputters and falters along the way. 

  The cinematography in Slumberland is surprisingly effective considering it’s 90% CGI/Green Screen. The visuals are striking. The…

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  Review by JBird ★★½

  A young girl keeps trying to dream,
  Starting to sense there's a theme.
  Searching for dad,
  Might be really sad,
  If Momoa makes things extreme.

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  Review by azealia ★

  literally slumberland because i fell asleep halfway through the movie

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  Review by Mister Cap ★★★½

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  Ich bin ein großer Fan des japanisch-amerikanischen Zeichentrickfilms "Little Nemo - Abenteuer im Schlummerland" von 1984, aber ich habe die Comics von Winsor McCay, auf denen dieser Film und der Zeichentrickfilm von 1984 beruhen, nie gelesen. In "Sulmberland" wurde Nemo zu einer Nemo. Warum der Junge in ein Mädchen verwandelt wurde, wissen vielleicht die Götter, aber die sind bekanntlich wortkarg und kommen nur dann mit Ratschlägen um die Ecke, wenn niemand sie braucht.

  Der Film ist im Wesentlichen eine Schatzsuche oder eine Mischung aus "Alice im Wunderland" und "Inception". Nemo und Flip, gespielt von Jason Momoa, nehmen uns mit auf eine Reise durch verschiedene Träume. Die meisten dieser Träume sind sehr originell und sehen echt toll aus. Ich…

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  Review by Austin Burke ★★★

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  A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

  As far as big Netflix original movies go, this is one that features a bit more heart and thoughtfulness than expected. Not only does Momoa get an opportunity to do something vastly different, but Marlow Barkley stands out as our lead. She reminds me of Dakota Fanning back in the day, as she has the perfect amount of charisma yet is able to convey vulnerability. This is a character who…

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  Review by 𝚮𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖉𝖊 🎃🕯️👻 ★★½ 2

  I too dream of Jason Momoa but unlike this movie these dreams aren't rated PG 🍆👄💦

  Additional half star for the adorable pig 🐷 and a hearfelt performance from Chris O'Dowd 💔

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  Review by Vonny Simarmata ★★★½ 2

  Me while watching Slumberland:
  - “the pig is soooo cute i want to have one” every time it shows on my screen
  - “where’s pig?” anytime the little character was out of sight
  - if anything happens to pig i’m fighting somebody!

  Sorry to everyone else in Slumberland, but i rooted for Pig more than i even rooted for the main characters.

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  Review by Daniel ★★★ 2

  Sleep is where the magic happens. If you only let the dreams take hold. It's as old as time. No matter how cursed the reality of life will become; the escape when you close your eyes is full of unparalleled possibilities.

  We love to dream. Most of us at least. Unless plagued by nightmares. So when this was releasing. It caught the eye of curiosity but it was difficult to make out exactly what this was intended to be; but this is clear now.

  There is an alternate reality. Somewhere from over a decade ago. Where this film was made with the Burton/Depp team. Except it's not and for the better and worse; this benefits from it feeling like a…