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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA surprisingly effective thriller.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckChristensen 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.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAwake 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.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyWith a couple of more drafts to mend the plot holes and restructure the middle act, Awake could have been saved.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyHarold's thriller does have an attention-getting plot hook, but piles on too many narrative gimmicks to maintain suspense or credibility.
- 40Los Angeles TimesJan StuartLos Angeles TimesJan StuartTrashily in-your-face thriller, which leans heavily for its effects on intense sympathy pain, improbable reversals and the mystifying star appeal of Jessica Alba.
- 38TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWhat 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.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe 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.
- 25Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe 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?
- 0New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsPossibly the worst movie of 2007.