SLEEP Review: On the Merits of Insomnia [Video]

Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) are the sweetest young couple, full of promise and hope. Soo-jin works in business, hoping to make her way to the executive branch. Hyun-su is an actor; while he’s only had small roles, they are both hopeful that he will find the success he deserves. They also have a baby on the way – pressure, to be sure, but their love should carry them through. That is, until Hyun-su starts sleepwalking – and more to the point, starts doing strange and increasingly dangerous things while sleepwalking.

In his feature directorial debut, Jason Yu weaves a tale of increasing dread and the limits of unconditional spousal support, of how desperate a person can become when their loved ones are a danger to themselves and those around them, and how a forgotten slight can manifest as terror. Sleephas a healthy dose of humour, but it …