but they are more silly than scary as glimpsed through an old machine. And the conclusion, a dragged out chase and showdown in the old building, is perfunctory and fairly dull, making a short movie feel much longer than it actually is". Others were more critical such as Top 10 Films which, in its one-star review, praised the performance of actress Leila Mimmack but felt the film was handicapped by a convoluted script that contained "one-note characters" and a reliance on "horror tropes". It wrote: "[John] Shackleton never knows whether to stick or twist leaving The Sleeping Room engaging the wrong gears like a premature learner driver behind the wheel for the first time". Jon Dickinson of Scream was disappointed with the lead role in the film, stating that "[John Shackleton] had a firm foundation to make his feature debut an incredibly creepy experience thanks to an interesting concept devised by [the screenwriters], but the end product is anything but". References External links The Sleeping Room on Kickstarter British independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films