Wake Up

My compliments to anyone who managed to stay awake for the whole film. My sympathies too. The movie is so badly acted, so cheaply made and so boring that most people will be gently snoring 20 minutes in. At least that way they can avoid having to endure this mess. An example of its low budget: when the doctor is in the hospital we see a sign on the wall, Ward C. You can tell it's made of paper or card and has simply been stuck on the wall. OK, i know it must be hard making movies on a minuscule budget but seriously,, guys? As for the acting .... wooden? We're talking IKEA here. The summation is by all means watch it but don't expect to stay awake.

This is not scary at all. Awful acting.The storyline would've been good if only the "scary" effect were better.

Yes it is low budget and some performances are low budget too but it's a half decent thriller with an interesting premise. It's not a graphic scream-a-minute horror and obviously wasn't quite what other reviewers were expecting. Okay movie in my book.

I ignore reviews where the reviewer didn't even watch the movie, turning it off just minutes into it. I have a feeling that these reviewers expect horrors to be big budget, hollywood extravaganza like The Exorcist, The Shinning, or even Nightmare on Elm Street. Those big budget horrors are far and few between. As a horror fan I watch a lot of bad movies. This isn't one of them. Sure it is low budget and sometimes the acting is a little cringe, but overall it is a very watchable movie. It has an interesting concept, that you can't grasp IF you haven't seen the whole movie. It is worth the time.

The idea and the execution aren't bad, but we're always aware this is shoestring production, and end up marveling at the way it's made on the cheap, rather than actually falling into the story. After a psychiatrist suddenly dies while researching a patients journal, the job passes to Dr Philip Tanner, who soon figures out the secrets of the diary. More of a thriller than any type of actual horror picture, we're presented with an interesting concept, and serviceable acting. A decent production, but we're always aware of limits of the filmmakers. Horror completists and genre obsessives will have to see, for some of the interesting ideas in the film. Most others should question how much time they'd like to invest. 4/10.