Awake

The plot was very magnetic. I got sucked into it, and the twists were cool. But they were executed horribly and the acting from both Alba and Christensen sucked. I can see why some people would enjoy it but, it was overall executed disastrously.

This is a real curates egg ... a good story, revealed intelligently and perfectly adequately acted by those involved, but is totally marred by the total unbeleivability of the main surgical scenes. As the story is progressing, this is seen as "totally unreaslistic and quaint" but once the plot is revealed, this becomes annoying, as the story would not have been possible without this total lack of realism. for a story to rely on a completely impossible scenario reduces its impact considerably

Little drama, little suspense, no thrill. Just a downright terrible film. Not worth a penny to watch.

Complete and utter crap. Hayden Christensen is possibly the worst actor in Hollywood. He plays a most undeserving, vacant shell of a character. His character is weak, passion-less, and completely undeveloped. Finds it completely unremarkable to meet his mother in spiritual form, who tries to save him. Please no more.

Absolute nonsense......Man discovers, (whilst he is having a heart transplant!!!), that he is going to be murdered. One of the silliest movies I've seen for a while. Anyone with even a sprinkling of medical knowledge will laugh out loud at the ridiculous situations seen in the movie. Having said that....I did stick with it to the end.....more out of curiosity than anything.....although Jessica Alba made the task a little easier

Interesting storyline, but unfortunately, never takes off the ground. No one in the cast is convincing, maybe with the sole exception of Lena Olin. Hayden Christiansen and Jessica Alba maybe good for teenage romantic comedies, but not for anything else which might require them to squeeze an ounce of serious acting out of themselves.

Frazan is right: I as well liked the story much. It's Hollywodish, but plausible and worth for a movie. Alba and Christensen ("the Anakin guy") then again are plain disaster for it. And director suppoused to be someone more skillful.

22 Mart 08 galeria, seans 13:30 with Maki & Christensen disinda iyi bir oyunculuk yoktu.Senaryonun olay orgusu iyiydi fakat sanki gerizekalilara yapilmis bir film gibi, filmin ana mesajini seyirciye kahramanin ic sesinden, direk olarak sunulmasi yonetmeni oldurmek istemem icin bi kac nedenden biri.sonucta seyirciyi salak yerine koyan bir yonetmenin elinden cikmis bir film.bir kac kez sasirtmis olsa da filmi begenmedim.annenin adinin "lilith" olmasi ve baloda rahip kostumu giymesi hos bir ayrinti

Entertainment: 4. Spirit: 1. Sustainability: 0.5. Family: 1

Good flick that could have been so much better if not for two things. Sappy love story over done, and Christensen is too wooden an actor for this role.

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didn't watch it, but i read the plot and it surely is amazing unique-thriller, and sth as unique as the movie "Man on the Ledge" was.

What a film. This movie honestly gives me goosebumps whenever I watch it. I think a lot of people avoided it because it had Hayden Christiansen in it - and everyone hated him for "ruining Star Wars". I don't know about that, but what I do know is that he did GREAT in this movie, and so does everyone else. The premise is crazy good, the twists and turns are insane...I love it.

A very rich young man Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen), who lives with his loving but dominating mother (Lena Olin), and fears to tell her about his engagement to the beautiful Samantha (Jessica Alba). But the clock is ticking, he is warned by his friend and surgeon Jack Howard (Terrence Howard). Jack saved Clay in the E.R. after he had a massive heart attack. Jack advises him, and even invites him into the operating room for a trial run to explain how dangerous the surgery is.

Awake has an interesting premise but would have benefited from tighter performances and more efficient direction and editing.

Actually, I thought this would be worse, considering Jessica and Hayden are on the leads, but Harold does his lazy, clumsy job at manipulating expectations with absurd twists, and then showing you the marks you missed the point that there was a plot being planned to kill Hayden's yuppie character, take his money and split it by four. Harold and the Weinsteins forged a big phony scheme here -- but they at least run it and close it in quick, amusingly forgettable 84 minutes.

* Casting, Acting : 5 * Script : 8 * Directing, Aura : 6 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 8

Takes a very real and serious subject matter, and wraps it in one of the most ballacheingly stupid stories imaginable. Combined with Christensen's pitiful attempts at acting (he's even more wooden than in Star Wars) and the Lifetime-movie style soap opera elements, this is more painful than the surgery in the movie.

A silly mess that I had to abandon.

little predictable, but good acting covers it

Awake is a great movie. The plot twists are surprising, the plot is touching and keeps you engaged, and even though it's a short film that ends too quickly, there's a great deal of content included for you to take in. It's a low-budget film that makes the most out of its time, budget and stars, and is something that I'd definitely recommend watching, unless you're already scared of going under anesthesia. In that case, avoid it at all costs, because you'll never be able to have surgery again.

esse é muito louco!!!! vi ano passado no feriado do 21 de abril depois de um dia fazendo tcc!!! foi na casa do Dedé que eu vi!!! bom demais!!!

Very unpleasant at parts, though I did laugh at its stupidity a couple of times.

Not Good

Tries to be clever.

Passes the time... but just about as slow for the audience as it would be to actually be conscious during surgery.

Interesting story but didn't like it much... Don't know, maybe a remake could be better.

Oh my! It was a great movie - I had to leave the room a few times as there were some medical scenes that were too much to take...suspensefull!

A very unique story that you truly do not expect from the beginning. I can't go into much detail about what makes this film so captivating without ruining it.

Hayden Christensen actually pulled one out of his ass and acted very well in this movie. Though he is unconscious. Very good plot.

To speak on expressionless Hayden Christensen is unnecessary, but the splot is good, full of surprises.

Not bad.

Surprisingly catchy film with seemingly simple and obvious plot, which has some interesting twists. It gives you chilling and has its atmosphere although the actors are not very persuasive and the setting looks cheap.

Interesting to see that the film is more entertaining that it has any right to be. It has Hayden Christensen, a very brisk running time, and a cheap-looking set, but the film also has Jessica Alba with an interesting turn, the always-welcome Terrence Howard, some interesting twists and turns and more creative thrills than I expected. It could go either way here, but it's really not bad, and more entertaining than not.

Absolutely fantastic movie!

a waste