Awake
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: November 30, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A surprisingly effective thriller. Read full review
60
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Awake is a pleasing if negligible diversion. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
Too bad, because until it essentially turns into a medical-thriller version of "Look Who's Talking," the movie hums along comfortably enough as slick B fare. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Christensen delivers a low-key performance that is ultimately quite appealing, and he's well matched by the beautiful Alba. Olin brings unexpected depths to what could have been a stock role, and Terrence Howard uses his easy ability to project innate decency to excellent effect. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Awake is short enough (about 85 minutes) that it doesn't wear out its welcome. 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. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
With a couple of more drafts to mend the plot holes and restructure the middle act, Awake could have been saved. Read full review
50
PremiereRyan Stewart
You won't see the twist coming, thanks to a clever and precise piece of casting, but that's the best compliment that can be paid to Awake, a plotty and unfocused medical thriller. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
Harold's thriller does have an attention-getting plot hook, but piles on too many narrative gimmicks to maintain suspense or credibility. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
Trashily in-your-face thriller, which leans heavily for its effects on intense sympathy pain, improbable reversals and the mystifying star appeal of Jessica Alba. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
What a waste. Check out "Breakdown" or Aldo Lado's 1971 Italian giallo "Long Night Of The Short Dolls" for a far better treatments of the same subject. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Only the so-bad-it's-good crowd need apply. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
The writer and director, Joby Harold, claims to have been inspired to write the film while suffering from a particularly painful kidney stone. Watching it may be for some a comparable experience. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
Harold’s glum overplotting squashes the sick humor and the innate fear of hospitals that gives the premise what kick it has; not even Craig McKay’s clever editing can defibrillate the preposterous ending. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
With a running time of 78 minutes, Awake is relatively painless, playing a little like a lesser story from one of EC Comics Shock SuspenStories – or a lot like Joseph Cotten's "Breakdown" episode of Alfred Hitchock Presents – updated for the Fangoria generation. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie tries going for a laugh or two. It even makes stabs at irony. But since none of the story is suspenseful, remotely believable, or, at the very least, cheaply entertaining, who cares? Read full review
10
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
This is a movie that should have a medical warning in its trailer. Caution: viewing may be hazardous to your filmgoing fun; side effects can include drowsiness, irritation and difficulty swallowing. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Possibly the worst movie of 2007. Read full review
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