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      Dead Asleep

      2021 1h 30m Crime Documentary List
      Reviews 14% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score The case of Randy Herman Jr., a Florida man convicted of a murder he says he committed while sleepwalking in 2017. Read More Read Less

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      Jeff M While I can't recommend this as a film - it's basically nothing more than what you would find on a news program like 20/20 or DATELINE NBC - the subject itself is quite fascinating and actually had me doing a lot of thinking afterwards. Years ago, my mom told me that she caught me sleepwalking once. I was quite young - maybe 10 years old or so. She said I got up from bed, went to the piano, played a song and went right back to bed. The next morning I had no recollection of this whatsoever. It really made me ponder how unbelievably disturbing it would be to wake up with a bloody knife in your hand and a dead body in front of you and honestly no memory of what happened. Herman's case here is quite complicated, and I don't envy the jurors who had to make a decision. I do wish the film had gone more in-depth with the individuals involved. We don't learn enough about them to care much beyond our general empathy as human beings. Nevertheless, the topic is something I've been thinking about a lot since I watched it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Kylie S Absolutely atrocious. How can you make a documentary without the consent of the brutally murdered women's family? How can you attribute to a crime documentary society when you don't have the respect or decency for the victim? Your story line was completely discredited. Hope you're sued for every penny made by the victims family as it's not your story to make money on or to even tell for that matter. What an awful human you must be to make an absolute brutal murderer out to be the good guy at the end without the inculcation of all the credible evidence. Shame on you and your film production. Disgusting grifters. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/23 Full Review Ben P I thought this was a fascinating doc. Even though the family members declined to participate, the prosecution was heavily featured and made a good case for Randy's guilt. I understand why the family would be upset, but the film itself is fair and straightforward. In fact, it paints a very damning portrait of a mentally unstable young man. And the victim was portrayed in the a very positive, sympathetic light. The criticism of the film seem personal. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/25/23 Full Review Jordan S The simple fact that the family of the victim does not approve of this "true crime" documentary removes any purpose for it's existence outside of pure network greed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/23 Full Review Lily Completely missed the mark. Focuses far too much on the murderer and not nearly enough on the poor victim. I'm also pretty sure none of the royalties go anywhere near the victims family, absolutely disgusting and shouldn't have ever made it to production. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/29/22 Full Review Brittany P This documentary was so inaccurate and favours the murderer. This makes sense when you find out the victims family did not want this documentary released. The people behind this docu should be ashamed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Serba Decider Dead Sleep is bottom-of-the-barrel true crime crud. Dec 17, 2021 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media The question of whether a sleepwalking defense explains this murder is left unanswered, but more problematic is that on the journey to answering it, Dead Asleep often devolves into psych-speak and bland and unconvincing conclusions. Rated: 2/5 Dec 16, 2021 Full Review Natalia Keogan Paste Magazine The film's goal is to be as shallowly entertaining and consumable as possible, even if that means trading documentary ethics for a slick, sensationalist slant. Rated: 5.5/10 Dec 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The case of Randy Herman Jr., a Florida man convicted of a murder he says he committed while sleepwalking in 2017.
      Director
      Skye Borgman
      Producer
      Skye Borgman, Marisa Clifford, Nelesh Dhand, Poppy Dixon, Sunshine Jackson, Jack Oliver
      Genre
      Crime, Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 16, 2021
      Runtime
      1h 30m