Awake (2007)
Awake (2007)
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Critic Consensus: Awake has an interesting premise but would have benefited from tighter performances and more efficient direction and editing.
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Cast
as Clayton Beresford Jr.
as Sam Lockwood
as Dr. Jack Harper
as Lilith Beresford
as Dr. Larry Lupin
as Clayton Beresford Sr.
as Dr. Jonathan Neyer
as Dr. Puttmna
as Penny Carver
as Dracula
as Young Clay
as Financial News Analyst
as Brian the Orderly
as Officer Doherty
as Dr. Elbogen
as Dr. Neyer's Nurse
as Mr. Waturi
as Asian Translator
as Teacher
as Head Chef
as Minister
as Funeral Minister
as Pergnant Woman
as Zombie
as Financial News Analyst #2
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Critic Reviews for Awake
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (47) | DVD (3)
Awake feels like an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode unfolding in slow motion, with each new revelation coming a reel or two after viewers have guessed it.
A medical thriller with a noggin full of novocaine, this shocker about a botched heart surgery evidently suffered brain surgery to match.
With a couple of more drafts to mend the plot holes and restructure the middle act, Awake could have been saved.
[Joby] Harold's script has a surprise or three in it, a biggy near the end. But he's a director with no poker face. He tips his hand early and often.
Awake is a pleasing if negligible diversion.
The plot has more holes in it than a tea bag and the film should come with a warning label: don't go see with anyone with even a modicum of medical knowledge, because they'll surely spend the film huffing and rolling their eyes skyward.
Audience Reviews for Awake
Psychological thriller about a wealthy guy (Hayden) who is awake during his heart surgery. He hears the surgeons plot how they are going to kill him. But why? There are many twists to the movie which keeps it interesting. Good plot but very graphic and gorey, not for the faint hearted! Good cast.
Super Reviewer
This film begins with an extreme story and injects you with emotions about life and love. You feel the pain of Hayden Christiansen's character as he is about to have a heart transplant. As they put him to sleep, he somehow does not quite fall asleep and he cannot move, but he can hear and feel everything that is happening to him during the surgery. It is a very interesting premise and it is executed pretty well and kept me on the edge of my seat, but the main problem with this film is that you are focussing on everyone around the main character, instead of the main character himself, while the main character is the only character to like in the entire film. This film becomes a huge mess by the final sequence. I felt the pain halfway through and was having real sypathy for the characters, but after the climax I just lost interest and really did not care what was happening anymore. This film began with promise, but spun out of control and is just above the line of failure. I still enjoyed it, but it should have been so much better!
Super Reviewer
Awake is a far-fetched thriller set against the backdrop of a phenomenon called anesthesia awarness. I didn't care for the casting much: Jessica Alba as the sexy schemer, Terrence Howard as the sympathetic friend yet murderer, and Hayden Christensen as Clay Beresford, the young, rich lead. He's tedious and uninteresting, and I never bought off on him at all. Lena Olin as the mother gives the strongest, most complex performance. Also, a cinematic device was employed using commentary from an anesthetized state and near-death limbo as if body and spirit are separated. This movie couldn't work without it, yet it rings of complete fiction. There are surprising twists, yet the whole thing is never convincing and at least somewhat preposterous. The medical suspense is real enough but this pill is difficult to swallow. Its mediocre; a promising idea and stylish yet ultimately disappointing.
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Awake Quotes
| Clayton Beresford Jr.: | This is just my imagination, that's all. |
| Sam Lockwood: | As soon as you get out, I'll be right here. |
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