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Movie Overview
Cast
• Jessica Alba
• Hayden Christensen
• Terrence Howard
Director
• Joby Harold
MPAA Rating
R - for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use
Awake (2007)

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OFCS Rating: 12% Rotten
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"Seldom have betrayal and greed been presented in such a sloppy manner on film."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

3/5
"Outlandish, preposterous, contrived,and implausible thriller which happens to be fun if you ignore the fact that it's outlandish,preposterous,contrived and implausible."  CinemaBlend.com  Brian Holcomb

D+
"Shot over two years ago, released on the least-attended movie weekend of the year, and withheld from press screenings. Yowsa...one goofy thriller that can barely sustain a running time, much less provide heart-stopping chills."  eFilmCritic.com  Brian Orndorf

D+
"Go see Awake fully-caffeinated with a bunch of friends willing to yell back at the screen and cheer for Lena Olin whenever she appears. It's the right way to enjoy such an unintentionally camp piece of crap."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

1.5/4
"So screechingly obvious by the 15-minute mark that all the viewer is left to do for the remainder of the running time is wait around for the slow-witted machinations of the script to catch up."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

C-
"The plot grows increasingly ludicrous as additional details are revealed."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

D-
"A would-be psychological thriller without much psychology and even fewer thrills, Awake is more likely to put you to sleep."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

2/4
"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."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2/5
"Awake manages a weak pulse for a time but dies ultimately in its makers' hands."  Boxoffice Magazine  Jay Antani

1.5/5
"While the film kept my interest to a degree, it was more out of sheer curiosity of how much sillier writer/director Joby Harold would make the thing."  Film Threat  Kevin Carr

2.5/4
"The movie offers twist upon twist upon twist, with no actual plot."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

C-
"Makes one want to assume a state of mind opposite to the film's title."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

1/5
"Se um ator admirável como Terrence Howard surge tão constrangedor neste longa, que chances teriam pobres aspirantes a intérpretes como Hayden Christensen e Jessica Alba?"  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

"While much of "Awake" simply doesn't work, there are just enough things on display that do to make you wish that someone had taken the time to elaborate on them"  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

2/5
"Unloads a volley of plot twists that'll have you slapping your head in disbelief, provided you haven't figured them out by the end of Act I."  FEARnet  Scott Weinberg

3/4
"much better than i expected"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson

6/10
"Admittedly mediocre, this psychological thriller is nevertheless gripping in its reality-based terror."  www.susangranger.com  Susan Granger
OFCS Rating: 12% Rotten
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