State Like Sleep – Movie Review
Director: Meredith Danluck (The Ride)
Writer: Meredith Danluck (Screenplay)
Cast
- Katherine Waterston (Alien Covenant)
- Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
- Luke Evans (No One Lives)
- Michiel Huisman (Rebel Moon)
- Mary Kay Place (Being John Malkovich)
- Julie Khaner (Videodrome)
Plot: A woman grapples with the consequences of her celebrity husband’s double life after he commits suicide.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: State Like Sleep starts when Katherine (Waterston) learns about her celebrity husband Stefan (Huisman) commited suicide. She is left broken, as you would expect and her mother Elaine (Place) suffers a stroke, making her life even more complicated.
However, as Katherine looks back at her marriage, she saw the early signs of things falling apart. She knew how difficult a private life with a celebrity became and the double life her husband lived. All the while she enters this life to learn what drove him to become who he became.
Verdict on State Like Sleep
State Like Sleep is a drama following a grieving widow trying to understand the private life her late husband had. It follows her into a world she never expected to enter, learning what he turned to in an attempt to escape the celebrity spotlight.
This is a movie that uses the difficulties of dealing with grief and living in the shadow of a celebrity. It explores a life you never knew someone close to you might be living. We get an unexpected journey that leaves us filled with surprises. However, it gets caught up with too many moments of mystery, without it being a big mystery.
Where to Watch
JustWatch
Final Thoughts – State Like Sleep is an interesting journey through grief.
