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Wick's Review
Summary - OK 2.5
Sickening, and sickly engaging. There were times I almost stopped watching, then soldiered through to a reasonably satisfying conclusion. The movie keeps its secrets well, ultimately flinging betrayals and double-crosses from all angles.
However the portrayal of anesthetic awareness – being “awake” on the operating table – oscillates between horrifying and preposterous. Anyone scared of hospitals should steer clear of Awake. That goes double for those traumatized by surgery or transplants.
Acting - Good 3.0
Lena Olin should be bigger star than she is. Elegantly beautiful, brightly intelligent, she’s always worth watching.
Jessica Alba pegs the adorable meter.
Hayden Christensen seems headed for a footnote in Hollywood history.
Male Stars - OK 2.5
Female Stars - Very Good 3.5
Lena Olin was great, Jessica Alba good.Female Costars - OK 2.5
Male Costars - OK 2.5
Film - OK 2.5
Direction - Good 3.0
Dialogue - Barely OK 2.0
Music - Pretty Bad 1.5
Visuals - OK 2.5
Edge - Sordid 2.7
Phobic about hospitals or surgery? Be scared. Be very scared.
Sex Titillating 1.8
Violence Brutal 3.0
Rudeness Profane 3.2
Reality - Glib 1.9
You gotta love how the heroic corporate raider measures his success in jobs created. Quick, get this man a position in the Obama White House.