Tristan Rendo writes, "Creating anything can be difficult, but for the painter Lars (Thure Lindhart), creating his masterpiece, his Mona Lisa, has taken him nearly ten years of blank canvases and frustration. Giving up hope that he can repeat his previous success, he leaves Denmark and settles on a teaching job for a struggling art school in a small snowy town in Canada. He winds up finding the most unusual muse in an adult mute that he soon has to care for named Eddie (Dylan Smith). Eddie is a sort of gentle giant, but with one seriously bad habit: he eats small animals while sleepwalking. It doesn’t take long before Eddie’s late night snacks get out of hand and he starts to feed on a much bigger animal: humans. Lars finds himself suddenly inspired to paint like never before in the face of all the gore, but can he keep the situation contained long enough to paint his masterpiece?"
David Crow finds the new VOD and limited release film to be an amusing conceit about inspiration that is not so much divine, as from that other warmer place. However, as clever as the joke is, it is not broad or varied enough to fully sustain its 90-minute running time.
There is a difference between rehashing an old story and coming up with something completely different no one has seen and then there is this garbage. I can suspend my belief of what happens in movies but a sleep walking person eating animals/people. Stupid idea.
CPC:
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal is a real treat for those seeking a late-night horror/comedy. Thure Lindhardt plays Lars, an exceptional young artist who hasn’t produced a piece for ten years. His art dealer, Ronny (played by Stephen McHattie) wants Lars to rekindle his talent and, of course in turn, fill his bank account with the results. He organizes a teaching position for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, Canada, in the hope that the tranquil setting will see his goals achieved.
