This is a very comfortable rocker recliner.  The material, padding, and frame is very sturdy and holding up very well after two years of use.  It reclines backward far enough for sleeping.  The only negative thing I can say about this recliner is, even though it's easy to manually move into the reclining position, it requires more than average leg strength to push the footrest back into the fold down position.  I also purchased the matching 87" and 77" reclining sofas and don't have a problem lowering their footrests, so I suspect the footrest difficulty with this piece has something to do with the rocking mechanism.