Awake (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

Joby Harold

Guionista:

Joby Harold (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

30 noviembre 2007 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.

Plot:

The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His mother must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them, while trying to unfold the story hidden behind her son's young wife.

Plot Keywords:

Surgery | Heart Surgery | Medication | Bathtub | Scalpel

Premios:

1 win & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A crafty little thriller

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10	7:30 PM	SHOW
Mon. July 13	8:30 PM	SHOW

Reparto

Hayden Christensen	...	Clay Beresford
Jessica Alba	...	Sam Lockwood
Terrence Howard	...	Dr. Jack Harper
Lena Olin	...	Lilith Beresford
Christopher McDonald	...	Dr. Larry Lupin
Sam Robards	...	Clayton Beresford Sr.
Arliss Howard	...	Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Fisher Stevens	...	Dr. Puttnam
Georgina Chapman	...	Penny Carver
David Harbour	...	Dracula
Steven Hinkle	...	Young Clay (as Stephen Hinkle)
Denis O'Hare	...	Financial News Analyst
Charlie Hewson	...	Brian the Orderly
Court Young	...	Officer Doherty
Joseph Costa	...	Dr. Elbogen

También conocida como:

Bajo anestesia (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Consciente (Mexico) [es]
Despierto (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use.

Duración:

84 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Japonés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R (certificate #43173) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:16 | Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Chile:14 | Italy:VM14 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bellevue Hospital - 550 First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

GreeneStreet Films

Trivialidades:

Hayden Christensen replaced Jared Leto.

Errores:

Errores Reales: Clay's heart shows asystole on the ECG monitor, yet the surgeon calls for the defibrillator. An asystole, i.e. non-beating heart, can and must not be defibrillated.

Citas:

Clay Beresford: So it's tough love today, huh?
Dr. Jack Harper: You think this is a joke?

Banda de Sonido:

Jingle Bells

A crafty little thriller

Thanks to what was the craziness of how hot hot hot Jessica Alba was this past year, a lot of people, including me, really didn't wanna see a movie with her. Yes, she's beautiful, but can she act? The eternal question where I finally saw something, Awake, she actually did a decent job. I rented Awake the other day and watched it, this was actually a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I have to say, this was a first, I really did not see that conclusion coming. It was awesome to see a movie that had a clever script, was it realistic? I wouldn't necessarily agree, the movie and story does have it's flaws here and there, but if you let them slide, it's a fun little thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Clay has everything: money, a loving mom, a company of his own, a world in his hands, and a beautiful woman, Sam. But unfortunately, his heart isn't so lucky, so much so that he needs a transplant, and his trusted friend Jack Harper is going to do the transfer for him. But his mom is begging him to re-consider and have another surgeon do the operation, but Clay says she just has to trust his instincts, which may be the biggest mistake he can make.

Awake is a pretty cool movie, the actors, some things are over done, but it's a thriller, it's supposed to keep you scared and tense, so I am willing to over look the non-existence of reality, I think this movie meant to be that way. I also just hate to say it, Jessica Alba is decent in the movie and covers herself well in her role as Sam. But the top performance of the film was without a doubt from Howard, he was so convincing and almost made you feel bad for him, well, I don't want to give too much away, you'll just have to see what I mean. But I do recommend Awake, it's a good movie, I'm impressed.

7/10