The Awakening (2012)
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Critic Consensus: The Awakening never quite quickens the pulse the way it should, yet it remains a well-acted and handsomely assembled example of an old-fashioned supernatural thriller.
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Cast
as Florence Cathcart
as Robert Mallory
as Maud Hill
as Tom
as Malcolm McNair
as Edward Judd
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Critic Reviews for The Awakening
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Though the story spirals a little out of control in the film's final scenes, "The Awakening" offers the low-key pleasures of an old-fashioned thriller and a lovely central performance.
Whatever.
The cast is anchored by two wonderful actresses: Imelda Staunton and Rebecca Hall, whose talents are squandered on this lackluster horror drama.
When these sudden surprises work, as in "A Beautiful Mind" or "The Others," you're too stunned to swallow that next handful of popcorn; when they don't, you're tempted to throw your whole box at the screen.
A dull British import that never lives up to the pretensions of its period setting.
An enjoyably old-fashioned ghost story in the vein of "The Others" and "The Orphanage."
Audience Reviews for The Awakening
Despite a promising beginning and a solid art direction, this conventional ghost story never goes beyond its clearly derivative narrative - which, among many deficiencies, tries to be clever with a lame (and unnecessary) twist but is only convoluted and obvious.
Super Reviewer
Saved by a decent twist at the end, but is pretty dull viewing getting there. I was glad I stuck with it, though - genuinely creepy at the end.
Super Reviewer
in the beginning of the movie really I didn't find it attractive, and during it there were alot of ups and downs, some were boring and make no sense, and other were a confusing nice tension, but in the last 30 min I figured all the things out,really it was an amazing end.
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The Awakening Quotes
| Robert Mallory: | These boys aren't worried about bumps in the night. They are frighted... to death. |
| Florence Cathcart: | You can't hunt what doesn't exist. |