Dream for an Insomniac
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
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- Cast:
- Ione Skye , Jennifer Aniston , Mackenzie Astin , Michael Landes , Seymour Cassel , Robert Kelker-Kelly
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Redundant and unnecessary.
It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
I just watched About a Boy; a movie about a man living off his father's singular hit. Do we have the same thing here? Writer/director Tiffanie DeBartolo only did this one film. It is a good one, and I can't understand why there has been no followup.It may have been a little corny at times - a search for a may with the eyes and soul of Sinatra, but Ione Skye (Girls in Prison, Guncrazy, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon) does a really great job as the dreamer that doesn't want to settle. As she says, "Pussy, pussy, pussy. pussy. We're all pussies. It's what we have to overcome in life, our pussiness." So true! It was also the best performance I have seen by Jennifer Aniston outside of "Friends." Maybe it was because she did it during the "Friends" period.It was a cute movie, a little corny at times, but well worth watching.
Unlike the other review for this film, I completely enjoyed this movie. From it's wonderful dialog to it's wonderful storyline. It's very rare to find an Indie Romantic Comedy that is this good, and I'd consider myself a pro on romantic comedies. It's my favorite genre, and Dream For An Insomniac is easily in my top 10 favorite Romantic Comedies of all time.
A charming little movie, made just around the time "Friends" (and Jennifer Aniston) were becoming huge.Jennifer Aniston, sporting her then famous 'The Rachel' haircut, is good in a supporting role; but it is Ione Skye that really shines.A lovely, independent little romantic comedy drama, that managed to find a place in my heart (I know - aw shucks and all that).Favourite line, issued by Ione Skye after the guy of her dreams has given her a cup of hot milk to help her slip (paraphrase): "You're not going to make me drink any more warm white fluids ... are you?!"WICKED!
Dream for an Insomniac is a not-too-bad romantic comedy. I love romantic comedies, and this one is not exactly brilliant. Still this is the first movie for director/writer Tiffanie DeBartolo. I liked the way they mixed the black and white scenes with the colour scenes in the movie. Some of the cinematography wasn't that good though. The cast here, Including, Jennifer Aniston and Ione Skye are both okay too. If you like romantic comedies, then you may just enjoy this. Saying that though, there are much better ones out there.