Hayden Christensen,
Jessica Alba,
Terrence Howard,
Lena Olin,
Christopher McDonald
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Jessica Alba, Hayden Christensen, and Terrence Howard star in first-time director/screenwriter Joby Harold's nerve-jangling psychological thriller about a man who experiences the frighteningly common ... read more
Directed by: Joby Harold
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Keywords:
suspense,
thriller,
horror,
www,
different,
short,
really good,
terrence howard,
jessica alba,
hayden christensen,
Terrence Howard ,
Lena Olin ,
Jessica Alba ,
Hayden Christensen
DVD Release Date: February 13, 2008
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December 25, 2011Psychological 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 he... read more
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July 30, 2011fb733768972This 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... read more
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April 28, 2011Awake 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, ... read more
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June 24, 2010This movie enforces what I have learned in life. The only women you can trust and count on is your Mother. The rest will lie, cheat and stab you in the back no matter how many times they say I love you and trust me. 5 Stars
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February 15, 2010Hated when the girl cheated. but overall this movie was nice. The story, acting, everything. Not mind blowing. But not that bad either.
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December 13, 2009Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.
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July 17, 2009This is a film I may not have watched, but happened to see enough of on cable which grabbed my interest. It's a psychological thriller that tells the story of a young man(Hayden Christensen) undergoing heart surgery while experiencing "anesthetic awareness" leaving him awake yet ... read more
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April 12, 2009Yeah, okay, it was a bit silly,(and the voice overs really were OTT), but it was reasonably short at 80 minutes, and it did keep me on the edge of my seat late at night!
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January 5, 2009I was afraid that this was going to play too heavily on the gimmic of the "anesthic awareness". In the end the overall story was a satisfying mystery.
Critic Reviews
December 3, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
December 3, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
[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. Full Review
December 3, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Awake is a pleasing if negligible diversion. Full Review
December 3, 2007
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
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 huf... Full Review
December 3, 2007
Jan Stuart, Newsday
If you have an ax to grind with someone who harbors a morbid fear of surgery, you couldn't design a better revenge than taking them to see Awake. Full Review
December 2, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Possibly the worst movie of 2007, and certainly the worst movie ever made featuring the spirits of dying people discussing their futures and sharing mortal flashbacks. Full Review
December 2, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
The movie tries going for a laugh or two. It even makes stabs at irony. But since none of the story is suspenseful, remotely believable, or, at the very least, cheaply entertaining, who cares? Full Review
December 2, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Awake is filled with risible medical behavior (the sterility of the operating room is repeatedly compromised) and a horizontal Mr. Christensen screaming variations on "Oh no, I can feel that!" Full Review
December 2, 2007
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Debuting writer-director Joby Harold's thriller does have an attention-getting plot hook, but piles on too many narrative gimmicks to maintain suspense or credibility. Full Review
December 2, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The way characters interact with each other and the manner in which the master plan unfolds will stretch the credulity of even the most generous viewer. Full Review
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