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Now I see many reviews that trash talk the movie, and we have to respect others' opinions, but I, as a huge horror fan can tell you it is far better than you'd expect.

The subject sleep paralysis/deprivation/demons/night terrors/ is one a tad bit less used in this genre and not exploited as much as say, slashers or zombies. So there is still some wiggle room here, parts of it that might seem new, fresh, that's why I make sure to always put an eye on such productions, see what the latest is all about. Surely enough, Awoken doesn't go too far from the subject, it's a swing and a hit I'd say, but I'm quite sure it had the potential for an out of the park kind of impact. As a horror and as a sleep deprivation movie it uses a lot of the clichees one might expect to find here, and I do believe they could have achieved a lot more if they tried a little originality as well, not just go for the sure thing.

Nevertheless, it is a decent effort, an OK movie, from the acting to directing, everything falls in place nicely. I liked it for my late night and I do recommend it to others.

Cheers!

This is such a refreshing change from the crop of screaming teen in a cabin kind of movies that seem to be popping out by the dozen.

The story is strong, the acting is mostly great, and the production is well thought out and implemented. There are perhaps one or two silly moments, but on the whole the movie comes together well and is a good watch.

Everyone in this movie seems to have trouble sleeping. "You look tired, you should go to sleep". "You need some sleep, you should stop for the day."

The concept of the film is that specialists are trying to help some people with sleep disorders (or something like that), but they're keeping them in a room brightly lit by office fluorescents 24 hours a day... But who the hell could sleep in such an environment?

The script definitely lacks realism. The film is riddled with nonsensical little details, as if no one had taken the time to revise the whole thing before launching the project. For example, when a VCR is turned off, the screen turns blue, it doesn't switch to a snowy screen (that's when a TV channel loses it's signal).

It's obvious that the actors are inexperienced, but you feel they've been given a chance, and they try their best.

The bad reviews are well-founded, but it's still a little film to watch on TV when there's nothing else on... It's not a complete failure.

I had the chance to sit down and watch the 2019 movie "Awoken" here in 2020. And with the movie's cover, it being a horror movie and it being a movie I hadn't already seen, of course I found the time to sit down and watch the movie from writers Alan Grace and Daniel J. Phillips.

Well, for a horror movie, then "Awoken" was just bland. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying it is a bad movie. Not at all. The movie was actually, in fact, watchable and entertaining enough, but it was just a bland movie experience, that offered nothing new to a seasoned horror veteran such as myself.

The storyline in "Awoken" was fair enough. There were some good enough aspects to it that made it worthwhile watching. But at the same time, the storyline also had some rather mundane and generic aspects to it. Especially the predictability that lurked over the movie was just holding it down.

Now, I will say that the aspect of sleep deprivation has been used countless other times in other thrillers and horror movies, but it actually worked out well enough for the plot as written by Alan Grace and Daniel J. Phillips.

The acting in "Awoken" was good, and the actors and actresses carried the bland storyline a great long way with their individual and collective performances on the screen. I wasn't familiar with the talents in the movie, so that was definitely something that appealed to me.

For a horror movie, then the special effects used in "Awoken" were adequate. They weren't outstanding or particularly memorable, nor were they effects that make you go "wow!" I think that having made more use of high end special effects would have lifted up the overall feel of the movie in a much needed direction.

If you enjoy horror movies, give "Awoken" a chance. Mind you, this is by no means a movie that will rock your world, nor will it revolutionize the horror genre as we know it. I am rating director Daniel J. Phillips's 2019 movie a mediocre five out of ten stars. It was watchable, albeit predictable, but this is hardly a movie that will make you sit down to watch it a second time.

Just another one of those z-grade regurgitated possession movies! Horrible acting and plot.. Don't bother with this one, guys!

When I first saw the trailer I was genuinely excited but what a huge let down. Not overly surprised at another poor attempt at an indie Aussie horror film. The story is weak and not interesting at all. The subject of fatal sleep insomnia could have been something to really great if executed well. Actors were mediocre, characters were ordinary and it was so slow for a supernatural film I wanted to fall asleep. It's shot restively well. Dont waste your time, 2 stars for getting the film made and for some great locations.

I was really pretty surprised with this movie in the best way! I really like supernatural possession movies especially with a decent story... The acting done by the main female lead was pretty great! Good story, rightly paced, scary moments and a little twist towards the end. Highly recommend if you like these types of horror movies! Definitely underrated I'd say!

Is it paid for by the Church? By Satanist? Whatever, this is a real bad piece of action, full of cliches and religeous BS. Seen so many of this type of movies before, capitalizing on the original "Exorcist". Nothing new, bad acting, average special effects, boring....

Everybody, from me to the director, actors.... must have been very bored doing or watching this film Why do they ever waste their time making such bad movies is beyond understanding. They should be punished for all the CO2 they generated making this "film".

As the film crawls along with cliche dialogues, illogical decisions and bad jump scares in snail pace. Nothing good in this one, except for the actors who actually are okay, given the material they have to work with, which earns this film those two stars from me.

Low budget poor acting and a dismal plot will leave you with a headache trying to figure out why you chose this amateurish satanic garbage!

Basically a nowhere fast movie where nothing happens. A woman is worried to distraction over her brother who hasn't slept in days. Weeks, even. She fears for his life, but some - those in the know, fear for his soul. And his life. And their lives. Apparently if you don't sleep for a monthish a foreign demon gets ya. This could have been scary good, but not this time.

The horror genre are divine and rich on genre specialities. ffi is an actual dreadful disease that eventually will kill and therefore food for the filmindustry. i do though feel a bit breezy in my ears when excorcism becomes the last effort. a genetic malfunction, sounds to many religous people like the word of the devil and it shall out. and that is the main point in this film.

production are mainly onelocation where the meds can observe through mirror glass, its infact a unisex pasient room, that made my browse raise as im a authorised medical nurse. but sick they are and there are some sound shock that may stop your heart, but no more than average.

actresses in nurses clothing are a beautiful view, so a surplus it is,but nevertheless, its a film for the newbies to horror, at best its on the average on the grumpy old mans scale. a small recommend

Excellent horror film, perhaps one of the best this year, with the addition of some good achievements, which in itself are not the full horror genre (such as: Anthebelum, Underwater, Get Out, Follow Me, etc.) as is case with this movie. I think that director would make a much better movie if he had more money at his disposal, or a better producer. In keeping with the cast and casting, it could have been much better, but that's what's expected in his upcoming movie's. This isn't "Countdown" or "A scary stories to tell in the dark" and least of all, a similar Popcorn movie... Any commendation for this achievement with such limited resources and resources!!!

WARNING!! This is a Christian movie POSING as horror.

Just like modern Christian music, this movie simply emulates pop culture as a vehicle for its "god" message. So tap your feet if you like...but it is a Trojan horse.

This film did have something about it but failed to deliver. Awoken is a pretty simply story, but in my opinion they should have kept it even more simple by losing the daft found footage stuff. It seemed like some dodgy acting from a amateur stage production and broke the movie.

Huge lack of eeriness that can easily be generated on a low budget., especially with Benson Jack Anthony who played the main character. He did a great job but could have been used to far better affect.

If they lost the daft story and concentrated on building an atmosphere and suspense. Huge opportunity missed here. Sometimes less is far more.

Average horror film with some good scares but story line isnt strong. Good performances.

... but not by much. It is obvious that this is a low budget production. Limited location, rather simple shock effects - and much of the story told via shaky vhs cam - and very, very blunt exposition/gloating.

The story itself - the very key of this movie - is simple. Simple itself is not really bad .. but too simple takes away from what could have been. And too simple in that case is just 101 possession; as in ... the very basic possession plot, as basic as it gets - literally.

The characters are not exactly the usual suspects/archetypes .. but they suffer GREATLY from horror movie tropes - especially poor communication and lack of brain to connect the dots and make any kind of conclusion. Sadly, they also feel like rather dumb people cosplaying scientists by wearing white coats in a way that Superman hides behind glasses. (meaning, they do not do anything scientific at all in the entire movie and act as if they have no knowledge of this sleep disorder ... at all)

As for the acting ... it is not good. There is the usual overacting and the theatrical over reach in mimics. The dialogue is unnatural and sounds like poorly learned lines.

The conclusion is ruined furthermore by cheap playstation 2 era CG that would not have fooled anyone even in the early 2000s.