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Awake

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While undergoing surgery, a young man (Hayden Christensen) experiences intraoperative awareness. He becomes fully alert -- but paralyzed -- and therefore cannot tell his doctors that he is not sedated and is enduring the whole process. Meanwhile, his wife (Jessica Alba) wrestles with demons of her own while her husband suffers through his ordeal.
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Awake has an interesting premise but would have benefited from tighter performances and more efficient direction and editing.

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James Dyer Empire Magazine 04/06/2008
1/5
Less painful than having your chest cut open, but a disagreeable experience just the same. Go to Full Review Adam Nayman eye WEEKLY 01/10/2008
3/5
The twist-happy screenplay holds together, and the actors around Christensen are better than they have to be: not only reliable hands like Lena Olin and Arliss Howard, but also a perfectly cast Jessica Alba, smartly playing with and against her looks. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 12/30/2007
C-
Makes one want to assume a state of mind opposite to the film's title. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/02/2020
1.5/4.0
Awake may actually be the perfect video rental for even the most hardcore insomniac. Go to Full Review Matt Hudson What I Watched Tonight 10/20/2018
7/10
A gripping thriller with a good twist and a fantastic medical plot device, Awake is a good watch and succeeds in providing an uneasy feeling as the knives go in... Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/03/2012
C-
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Jerod S @jeroduptown Jan 1 Hayden's getting a heart transplant. Unfortunately, he can feel it all. But that doesn't really have anything to do with the drama going on around them. See more Brandon M Nov 8 I thought it was a good movie, but the whole anesthetic not working has NOTHING to do with the story in the movie. Just found that ironic with the movie named AWAKE See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 4 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Thom M @rollingcodes Aug 29 This is an incredible drama. The plot had quite a few entertaining twists and despite what others say about "too much" happening or "not feeling natural", it's a drama, and the point is to bond with the characters only to feel like our hearts are ripped out, pun intended, when those characters we liked betray us. Perhaps people found the awake paralysis to anxiety inducing, but I felt the movie was paced very well and heavily emotional. It's also a great tribute to a mother's innate love for her child, even if it means self-sacrifice to give their child a few more years of life. See more Jocelyn H @jtris Aug 15 i first saw a guy watching this on a plane and i was snooping…it was already in the surgery scene so i had some spoilers but no clue what was happening. anyways. a few years later & i finally watched it. great drama but too much happening in a short movie. the dad stuff should have been left out See more Noah J Aug 2 The film was full of Hollywood twists that could come off as cliche or extremely unrealistic. Although that’s the point of Hollywood and entertainment, to be cliche and super unrealistic sometimes. Now the acting was actually pretty fantastic for the far fetched story. Definitely one of Hayden’s better films. See more Read all reviews
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Joby Harold

Director

Hayden Christensen

Clayton Beresford Jr.

Jessica Alba

Sam Lockwood

Terrence Howard

Dr. Jack Harper

Lena Olin

Lilith Beresford

Sam Robards

Clayton Beresford Sr.

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Synopsis While undergoing surgery, a young man (Hayden Christensen) experiences intraoperative awareness. He becomes fully alert -- but paralyzed -- and therefore cannot tell his doctors that he is not sedated and is enduring the whole process. Meanwhile, his wife (Jessica Alba) wrestles with demons of her own while her husband suffers through his ordeal.
Director
Joby Harold
Producer
John Penotti, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Fisher Stevens, Bob Weinstein
Screenwriter
Joby Harold
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Open City Films, GreeneStreet Films Inc., Weinstein Company
Rating
R (Intense Disturbing Situation|Brief Drug Use|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.4M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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