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Awake

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

November 30, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Joby Harold

Starring :

Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Terrence Howard, Sam Robards, Steven Hinkle, Jennifer Pedersen, Poorna Jagannathan, Court Young

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..the characters are thinly drawn, [and] the story suffers from gaps in its already weak logic..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 4

“..ridiculous reworking of the classic Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Breakdown"..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
“..possibly the worst movie of 2007..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
2 of 4

“..not a good movie but it's silly and lively enough to keep most viewers from dozing off..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
1 of 4

“..none of the story is suspenseful, remotely believable, or, at the very least, cheaply entertaining..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
“..loopy medical thriller..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]
“..despite one intensely horrifying sequence and a couple of solid performances, Awake fails to deliver the goods..”
by Betty Jo Tucker [ReelTalk]
Review rate : D

“..as the film kept rolling along, it just got sillier and sillier..”
by Kevin Carr [Film School Rejects]
2 of 5

“..a domestic thriller that just may end up putting you asleep..”
by Pete Hammond [Maxim]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Ryan Daley [Bloody-Disgusting]

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