Miramax Family Films | Release Date: March 20, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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New York PostLarry Worth
Indeed, one never doubts that cast and crew went into Wide Awake with anything but the best intentions. Yet, spiritual kiddie flick or not, one knows what the road to hell is paved with. [20 Mar 1998, p.50]
25
His heart may be in the right place, but 25-year-old writer-director M. Night Shyamalan can't even begin to pull all these episodes together into anything that seems remotely special, or even makes any sense. [03 Apr 1998]