The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them. Read more
| Starring | Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin |
|---|---|
| Director | Joby Harold |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.
| Starring | Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard |
|---|---|
| Director | Joby Harold |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 25 Aug 2008 |
Joby Harolds slick but silly medical thriller fails to exploit its attention-grabbing gimmick, anaesthetic... read more on Time Out
28 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Better than expected
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Awake, or not?
I liked it! It was a bit silly in places but it was interesting and had a good enough hook to keep me watching to see if what did happen was different to what I... read more »
Not as bad as some would say
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Awake dvd
I really enjoyed this film and despite reading the reviews, for me, the twist in the story was interesting. Thoroughly recommended.
This movie should carry a government health warning. If you're facing surgery in the foreseeable future you might want to skip this one, or risk sleepless nights before going under the knife. Awake is also the most contrived thriller I've seen in a long time. But that's not all to the bad. It's more fun watching something twisty (not to say twisted) and original than yet another generic whodunit. Things gets off to a slow start - unless you consider pretty, bland Hayden Christenson and Jessica Read more
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