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Now here’s an intriguing premise for a horror-thriller. What if you were entirely aware of what was happening mid-operation, when you were supposed to be under anaesthetic? That’s just what happens to Hayden Christensen in Awake, a tidy, intriguing little film that makes a few interesting choices as its storyline evolves.
Christensen plays Clay Beresford, born into a rich family and dating a woman that he hides from his mother. He also is in need of heart surgery, and as he heads in for his operation, he gradually seems to be tying his life together. But there’s more to Awake than that, and writer-director Joby Harold’s screenplay throws in a couple of fairly obvious rug-pulls, although it’s still decent fun spotting them nonetheless.
What’s surprising about Awake is that it’s less interested in its central concept than perhaps it should be. It also hinges a too-challenging role on the shoulders of Jessica Alba, although supporting players such as Terence Howard, Lena Olin and Fisher Stevens do carry some of the weight.
With a concise and to-the-point sub-90 minute running time, Awake knows not to outstay its welcome, and generally delivers an entertaining, if ultimately shallow night in front of the box. There was, however, potential here for a more interesting movie than the one we got. --Jon Foster
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oh my word...,
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This review is from: Awake [DVD] (DVD)
I was going to right a ridiculously bad review of this film which i just watched on dvd... but i see many others have left amazingly bad reviews, so i leave it too them to tell you the truth... I'll just add this though.. Biggest waste of my money on a dvd... EVER!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Glossy but complacent,
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This review is from: Awake [DVD] (DVD)
This utterly bonkers psychological thriller sees Hayden Christiansen's precocious tycoon with a heart defect, Clayton, meet the girl of his dreams - Jessica Alba, but be forced to hide the relationship from his domineering mother, played by the gorgeous Lena Olin. As he undergoes a heart transplant, carried out by best friend Jack, a mercurial surgeon, Clayton has to endure the horror of remaining awake during the operation but not being able to communicate this to those performing on him. The film gradually reveals its killer twist, but ultimately this is not very surprising and fails to ignite what is at best a mediocre movie with anodyne performances from its two leads and a lack of real interest or imagination.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Writers, choose a story!,
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This review is from: Awake [DVD] (DVD)
The premise - a wealthy man is incorrectly anaesthetized during a heart transplant op. and is awake throughout - seems like the major story until about an hour. It`s a fine idea, and worthy of a film. Oddly though, this part of the film becomes irrelevant as it progresses.
So what happened, guys? Did panic set in that the story wasn`t strong enough? No idea how to end this idea? Did the producers demand more of a role for Jessica Alba? Another viewpoint is that the story which takes over the last half hour, which I won`t reveal to avoid spoiling it for others, this idea in itself would be strong enough. It switches the viewers sympathy quite dramatically from the wife of the patient to the mother, and is perfectly adequate. What is not acceptable to me is to have one story, change it to another, and try to blend them hurriedly at the end. Both were fine in their own right. A classic case of more being less!
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