Stay Awake
MarVista Entertainment | Release Date: May 19, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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90
Film ThreatPatrice WitherspoonApr 25, 2022
While not breaking any molds or revealing a side to addiction that many films haven’t before, Stay Awake tastefully captures how devastating it can be for family members. Read full review
83
ColliderRoss BonaimeApr 25, 2022
Stay Awake is certainly a balancing act of addiction, compassion, difficult choices, that still manages hilarious moments and periods of joy. Stay Awake isn’t just an integral film about addiction, it’s also one of the best directorial debuts of the year. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMay 19, 2023
For the most part, Stay Awake stays low-key and believable, particularly when the actors are moving through real-world locations while living their lives. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 25, 2022
Metz is great at toeing that line between manic and depressive moments, constantly deflecting her truth with humor. Argus is close behind—always smiling so as not to cry. Theirs is a journey too many must take. One full of possibilities and tragedies wherein hope often comes at the cost of pain. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMay 25, 2023
Writer-director Jamie Sisley’s autobiographical first feature strikes a genuine, sobering chord. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJul 5, 2023
Sisley has created an authentic and nuanced portrait of a family not just in crisis, but in transition: big transition, sparked by the accumulation of small moments where the heart is laid bare, where the frustration boils over, where the delusions must be faced. And where the truth is embraced. Read full review
60
The New York TimesClaire ShafferMay 18, 2023
Oleff, Argus and Metz succeed in depicting both the frustrations and the compassion associated with caring for relatives who continuously harm themselves. Read full review
50
IndieWireNatalia WinkelmanApr 25, 2022
It’s an earnest look at the collateral damage surrounding addiction, and the movie is at its strongest when it homes in on the experiences of Ethan and Derek. But as the main characters of the movie learn, compassion alone isn’t always enough. Read full review
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Slant MagazineClayton DillardMay 15, 2023
Jamie Sisley’s film looks at its serious subject matter through a maudlin lens. Read full review
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