Review of Awaken

Awaken (2015)
7/10
A Perfect Vacation
22 August 2015
This film takes its original title from the first action of its central characters, in particular they awaken on a tropical beach with a recollection of being in a fight or some such. The last arrival is our heroine, who is certainly no damsel.

The first question is who or what is behind this bizarre set up? If you have seen films of this kind before - "Kingdom Come" or the classic TV series "The Prisoner" - you will know there are two broad explanations: supernatural or human artifice. It doesn't take long for it to become clear there is nothing supernatural about "A Perfect Vacation", although not everyone is who he appears to be.

The bottom line is that an organisation - small but evil - is offering life-saving transplant operations to the rich and powerful. And guess who are the donors? They have been dumped here in the wilds so their bodies will be purified, purged of all the toxins us city dwellers have in every cell. That is about it, although the heroine has a hidden agenda, the search for her lost sister. The latest recipient is a young, desperately ill girl who is brought there by her mother. Suffice it to say, things don't go to plan. A few years from now, 3D printing will eliminate the need for transplant surgery as we know it, but we can still have a gorefest in the meantime.

There is quite a bit of action, and although the plot is minimal, the film still manages to be a little confusing, but if you like films of this nature, you'll probably like this one.
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