Awoken

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.

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

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

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.

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!