The Awakening (2011)
Supernatural themes and violence
| Director: | Nick Murphy |
| Actors: | Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu, John Shrapnel, Diana Kent, Richard Durden, Isaac Hempstead Wright |
Set in post-World War I England in 1921, The Awakening follows Florence, (Rebecca Hall - The Town, Vicky Cristina Barcelona), a bright, learned and rational thinker who travels to a countryside boarding school to investigate rumours of an apparent haunting. Just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, she has a chilling spectral encounter which defies all her beliefs... Directed by BAFTA-winning director Nick Murphy, The Awakening is filled with captivating performances from its award-winning cast, which includes Oscar nominated Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Harry Potter), Golden Globe nominee Dominic West (The Wire, The Hour) and Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall. Finely crafted with subtle attention to detail, The Awakening is a masterfully told and fiercely gripping ghost story.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 107mins |
| Origin: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (14)
14 Member
Reviews
McLovin
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Very interesting, engaging, and twisting. I'm still not sure of what happened at the end, but maybe that's a good thing.
Tara
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Intense from start to finish.
Jill
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Excellent movie. Was engrossed right to the end.
Marg F
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Interesting movie not that scary.
The disc froze a couple of times so I may have missed some of the story trying to get it started again.
Worth a watch .
jaf
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Good atmospheric ghost story. I wish they made more movies like this
Pfurball
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This was a very clwever movie with lots of twists and turns. Not predictable at all and kept me engrossed to the end.
Stuart
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This movie started off really well but the end was disappointing. The 'twist' was just too far fetched. overall OK
Ann E.
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An excellent movie, solid acting from the main characters and a good storyline that holds your attention throughout, Loved the scenery but a little dark at times, very good twist at the end BUT I did have to watch it a second time to 'get' the whole story. . . still not sure if 'Florence' was alive or meant to be a ghost at the very end? ? ? ? ?
Mary B
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Not a bad movie at all, keeps you guessing...wonderful costuming and set.
Harlowe
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I think the British are a lot better at horror flicks than the Americans. Perhaps its the historical gloom and ye olde English manor houses etc. This was a very compelling story and the twist was perfectly timed to keep you interested right til the end. Dominic West is such a great actor. It had none of the outlandish craziness of more mainstream scary flicks. It was 'believable' if you will.
Angela
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Enjoyable but a little misleading in some scenes when I went back to rewatch (after the big reveal in the end). I'm not a fan of using the convenience of amnesia as a central plot plank (which I've seen in at least 3 horror/ghost movies of this ilk). Well filmed and acted though.
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One of the best movies I have seen in a while.
Johnson
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See Cindy's review below... sums it up nicely. I won't be as harsh as her, though -- still quite enjoyable, if a little protracted.
Cindy
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Director Nick Murphy is obviously a big fan of that British psychological-horror classic Turn Of The Screw. Unfortunately Henry James is no longer around to write screenplays and Murphy has apparently decided to make do with a convoluted and rather cliched plot - all echoing hallways, stiff upper lips and creepy children. The acting here is fine and the film well made in a technical sense - but the scares are few and far between and the plot gets progressively sillier.