[taebins_luver]

NAME: AWAKE

RELEASE DATE: 11/30/2007
RUNNING TIME: 84 minutes

CAST:
JESSICA ALBA - SAM LOCKWOOD
HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN - CLAY BERESFORD
TERRENCE HOWARD - DR. JACK HARPER
LENA OLIN - LILITH BERESFORD

STORY LINE:
Clay (Hayden Christensen) is happily married to his wife (Jessica Alba) and comes from a wealthy family, but he suffers from a debilitating illness and only a risky surgical procedure can save him. However, even though he's put under anesthesia, he remains awake even though he can't move. Worse, he can hear the doctors plotting his death on the operating table. With his mind still functioning, Clay races through his memory to try to find out why anyone might want him dead.

RANTINGS:
YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED IT FROM THE START!!!!!!!!!! that's all i gotta say. i don't want to ruin it for others who might still want to go watch it. i wouldn't give it a complete C nor a failing D. it sucked to the point that i would have rather gone to the bathroom and used the john JUST to get to the end. it was a good thing i didn't miss the end, cause that was probably the ONLY good part about it, when everything unraviled itself. HA, Sam (Jessica) got herself into a rut in the end, but for those who have seen the movie, SHE TOTALLY DESERVED IT!!! damn....she almost got away with it. the plan was almost...perfect...too perfect i say really. i was shocked in the end, i really was. it freaked me out when Clay (Hayden) laid on the bed, right before the light went out, you could see a figure standing there, and he was in a santa suit, FREAKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i shook teddy's hand and was like 'OMG, DID YOU SEE THAT, DID YOU SEE THAT? IT'S HIS DAD!!' and ted was like, shut up, lolz

would i recommend it? only if you like mystery, and suspence to keep you guessing. if you're for the horror, blood and guts, not much in this movie, you're gonna hafta see SAW 4 for that. love? out the window!

MY RATING: D+

NOTE: sorry if another topic has already started for this movie, if there is, please, do delete or merge topics

[jina_bing_bang]

i saw this movie over the weekend and really liked it.
i thought the cast was perfect for each role but the movie was shirt.
the storyline was good as this does happen in reality (more than we think) and it's not as "horror" like as i thought..

hayden and jessica had AMAZING chemistry and loved them together!

the end was such a unexpected twist for sure.

overall i liked the movie, i am biased b/c of hayden christensen!

[BayByOjaH]

I really wanna see this movie~
I think I'm gonna go with my friend to watch it on Friday!

[res0nate]

Terrence Howard is awesome but man... this movie was brutal.

[plumangel3]

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN is <333

i think i'd be biased too =p
i'll prolly watch it soon.

[s@nbi]

Is this movie a remake? Because the storyline is so similar to a Korean Movie called The Return. This movie had Kim Myeong-min, Kim Tae-Woo and it was also about anesthetics.

Here is the Synopsis of the movie The Return.

Synopsis:
Due to inadequate use of anesthetics, a young boy experiences "intra-operative awareness" during his own heart surgery, hearing every sound and movement of the procedure. From the scalpel slicing through his body and surgical saw cutting through his rib cage, he remains completely aware! Unable to respond from the muscle-relaxation used during his surgery, the little boy is severely traumatized from this horrific accident. As a result, the child ends up brutally murdering a young girl soon after the incident. The boy is placed in a mental institution. Several psychiatrists find interest in his case, and decide to utilize radical treatment methods in order to cure the child. Through the use of hypnotism, they succeed in sealing the part of the boy's memory, his past and the personality that spawned from it. With this success, the boy is given a second chance and is placed to lead a normal life in society. 20 years later, the man's childhood is once again unlocked from a series of events, and leads to a series of gruesome murders. On a mission to spread the same pain he suffered as a child, the killer becomes cruel yet clever. As the killing continues, each of the memories and the secrets that lie 20 years in the past are slowly revealed.

[je suis prest]

i watched this movie 2 days ago and wow, it sucked. except the twists were pretty unexpected

[taebins_luver]

Synopsis:
Due to inadequate use of anesthetics, a young boy experiences "intra-operative awareness" during his own heart surgery, hearing every sound and movement of the procedure. From the scalpel slicing through his body and surgical saw cutting through his rib cage, he remains completely aware! Unable to respond from the muscle-relaxation used during his surgery, the little boy is severely traumatized from this horrific accident. As a result, the child ends up brutally murdering a young girl soon after the incident. The boy is placed in a mental institution. Several psychiatrists find interest in his case, and decide to utilize radical treatment methods in order to cure the child. Through the use of hypnotism, they succeed in sealing the part of the boy's memory, his past and the personality that spawned from it. With this success, the boy is given a second chance and is placed to lead a normal life in society. 20 years later, the man's childhood is once again unlocked from a series of events, and leads to a series of gruesome murders. On a mission to spread the same pain he suffered as a child, the killer becomes cruel yet clever. As the killing continues, each of the memories and the secrets that lie 20 years in the past are slowly revealed.

no, cause the guy doesn't go crazy killing. i was watching E when they were talking to a lady who went through the same thing. its scary to think about when your planning to go under the knife...

[butterflyeffect]

I wanted to see this, but now I don't really want to :\
I heard Jessica Alba didn't act too well either..

[Happy_Day]

Jessica Alba movies are only okay to watch if she's half-dressed, dancing, or kicking butt.


This movie will suck.

[jho]

The trailer for this movie looked so unbelievably stupid.

[x3sarah]

I wanted to see this, but now I don't really want to :\
I heard Jessica Alba didn't act too well either..

Jessica Alba never acts well..but I still watched this movie because I like Hayden Christensen [who looked very hot in gq way].

[BayByOjaH]

I saw this movie...
and I liked it...
I was just mad about Jessica's character ending up being such a ***** in the end ><;;

[ketchupgurl]

thats kind of spoiling everything^ even if you didnt really...

anyway, the movie was really horrible imo the dialogue was kind of wonky

bad script

[saieng]

This movie sucked. I believe it was like an hour movie and not 84 minutes. Just watching it, I knew what was going to happen and ugh, I hate movies when I'm able to guess the outcome. Blehh sucked! I give it a D-

[krankee]

the preview looks so boring that i dont even want to watch it. it'd just be a waste of my money.

[hysteriic]

so why did they have to do it?
i watched it today on my comp and the sound was low...didnt hear the reason.

[jina_bing_bang]

so why did they have to do it?
i watched it today on my comp and the sound was low...didnt hear the reason.

they did for the $
you get more $ and so yeah.. plus this does happen more then we think

[FESHA]

Surprised Jessica had a bad character in this one.
it's rather alright...not that thrilling I hoped it be.

[Mellorine]

I'm scared about surgery now... All the pain of being cut and stuff... ouch.