Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard |
| Director |
Joby Harold |
| Screenplay | Joby Harold |
| Music | Samuel Sim |
| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
| Editing | Craig McKay |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | GreeneStreet Films, The Weinstein Company, Open City Films |
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| Genre | Thriller, drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Some |
| Violence | Graphic surgery |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Tense drama with graphic scenes of heart surgery which might disturb sensitive viewers. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Atiyyah Khan  A mercy killing would have been a kinder cut. | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Sanette Lomberg | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Jan Stuart Extremely painful to watch. | 5 | |
| The Citizen David Jenkin The gore and the general discomfort of the idea will be the only thing this film will be remembered for. | 12 |  |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 8 | |
| 24.com Ashlin Simpson Awake is worth the watch, not brilliant, not piss-your-pants scary, but certainly very good. | 10 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael As thrillers go, this one shows few vital signs. | 5 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Do not believe anything you hear about Awake, do not talk to anyone about it, and above all do not even glance at the poster or ads, which criminally reveal a crucial plot twist. This movie, which was withheld from critics, and has scored a pitiful 13 percent on the Tomatometer from those few who were able to see it, is a surprisingly effective thriller. | 15 |  |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman There’s something to be said for silliness played straight, and writer-director Joby Harold’s debut Awake is a semi-marvel of poker-faced ridiculousness. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli It's not a good movie but it's silly and lively enough to keep most viewers from dozing off, even if that might be a more profitable use of their time. | 10 | |
| ScreenItYawn, I could barely stay wide-eyed and bushy-tailed as things progressively unfolded into nothing but a cinematic mess Without a heart of its own to make us care, this film is in serious need of a script transplant. | 5 | |
| Metacritic.com 17 critics | 7 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 53 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Would have benefited from more efficient performances and direction. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 9996 Netizens Why only 6.5? I was so entertained! | 13 | |
Average .. 43% | 9 | |