Awakened (2013)
5/10
A deserted beach is the first place I'd run
14 December 2014
Warning: Spoilers
if I was being chased by a thug.

The quality of the film/cinematography was subpar. The acting was very good. No complaints there.

It's just that it's disjointed and although it has a twist at the end, it didn't make clear sense. A lot of it didn't. I watch mind bending films all the time and I would not put this in that category.

It was mainly a mind bender wannabe. For instance when you take the twist with The Sixth Sense, it all made sense at the end. Usually in films like this the fun part are the little clues and hints dropped along the way. This had none.

It built this story and then 3/4's of the way through decided to change everything and give a "twist".

It's worth a watch, but I have no idea why the reviews are as high as they are. I enjoyed it somewhat.

Then the weird thing is that I look this up on the IMDb boards to try to find some explanations and there is nothing but rave reviews. That's Twilight Zone-ish in itself. No questions. No counter opinions. No "what happened to the uncle?" "How much of this was in her head?" "Why did the one guy keep lying unnecessarily?"

The thug guy was he supposed to be like a mob person. He wasn't real bright and overly paranoid. It's the writing.

Watch the movie. It's a fairly good rental or TV movie. Not a complete waste. I seen it on Hulu and for a Hulu freebie, it's good. I've seen worse.
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