Sleeping Dogs

 

Sleeping Dogs

• Director: Adam Cooper
• Based on the book by Noel Streatfield
• Cast: Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csosas, Tommy Flanagan, Thomas M Wright, Harry Greenwood, Pacharo Mzembe
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Russell Crowe – many
• Karen Gillan – Guardians of the Galaxy etc, The Circle, Doctor Who
• Marton Csosas – Loving, Spider-Man, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Kingdom of Heaven
• Harry Greenwood – The Nightingale
• Why? Russell Crowe
• Seen: 30 March 2025

             Roy Freeman (Crowe) is a former police detective with severe Alzheimer’s who has had experimental neurosurgery. He is contacted by a legal rights organisation who wants him to look into a death row case.

            So how much is he going to remember?

            It’s an interesting concept and Crowe is always good but it’s just a detective story. Not bad but not remarkable. I guessed the twist about halfway through. 

2½ * of 5