Andrew Cisneros,
Jenna Dewan,
Luis Jimenez,
Gerald Bunsen,
Will Ramirez
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A struggling Bronx musician falls for a pretty girl from Brooklyn while working to launch his career and exceed his father's expectations. Jay (Andrew Cisneros) is a gifted performer from a tough Bron... read more
DVD Release Date: June 1, 2010
Stats: 8 reviews
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Cisneros is an appealing actor, but he and Falling Awake get buried under a welter of clichés. Full Review
One-named Cuban-born director Agustin's unrewarding middlebrow drama flaunts its street cred dubiously. Full Review
...an affable (yet thoroughly uneven) piece of work... Full Review
Falling Awake isn't completely soporific, but it hardly inspires or enlightens. Full Review
I'm all for telling generic stories about young artists rising above their lot in life, but for goodness sake, at least shoot it right. Full Review
Playing smarter and smoother than the plot, Cisneros uncorks an antimacho performance that deviates from type. Full Review
Casts a collection of illustrious no-names in a fatuous gangland epic of multicultural tensions between blacks and Puerto Ricans. Full Review
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