The film ‘Sleepers’ employs a troubling and ultimately superfluous voiceover as it unfolds its contentious narrative of retribution; however, the well-developed personalities and excellent performances from the cast members more than compensate for this flaw. 8/10

“Sleepers,” released in 1991, begins as a story about growing up, focusing on four boys living in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, between 1966 and 1967. The film then shifts into a depiction of juvenile prison life, which occupies the first hour. The remainder unfolds thirteen years later, during the early 1980s, as a crime tragedy that becomes a courtroom drama. Jason Patric portrays Shakes, the central character and nar…