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News / Columns / Critics Consensus
Critical Consensus: Awake Not Screened For Critics
The most exciting week in the history of cinema.
by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo | November 29, 2007
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This week at the movies we have a grand total of one new wide release: Awake, starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen. What do the critics have to say?

Actually, not much. Awake -- which features Christensen as a surgery patient who overhears his own murder plot while under the knife and Alba as his wife entrusted with preventing the deed -- isn't being screened for critics. You know the operation: Guess That Tomatometer!


"Yes, double the Snood!"

Also opening this week in limited release: The Savages, starring Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as a siblings dealing with their aging father, is at 93 percent (check out our interview with director Tamara Jenkins here, while you can check out our Sundance review here); Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the inventive biopic of a man who suffered a stroke and could only communicate by blinking, is at 88 percent; Jessica Yu's Protagonist, a visually stunning doc about four people on personal journeys, is at 88 percent; Teeth, the story of a teenager with, um, deadly genitals, is at 80 percent; Oswald's Ghost, a doc about the Kennedy assassination, is at 67 percent; Chronicle of an Escape, the story of a group of Argentine men who were kidnapped, is at 60 percent; The Rocket, a biopic of hockey great Maurice Richard, is at 50 percent.


"Turn your head and clench."



Recent Jessica Alba Movies:
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2% -- Good Luck Chuck (2007)
39% -- The Ten (2007)
36% -- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
21% -- Into the Blue (2005)
26% -- Fantastic Four (2005)

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Comments (1-20 of 51 posts) | Reply
Crhualsees
Crhualsees writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:07 PM

Wow...shocker...

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m_ioannidis
m_ioannidis writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:19 PM

Awake 21%

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TitusCosminus
TitusCosminus writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:20 PM

36 %


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Rocdahut
Rocdahut writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:24 PM

I'm thinking the lower teens.

Thus I will guess 14%


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Bwentman
Bwentman writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:25 PM

44%

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lindsayraye
lindsayraye writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:35 PM

3. Just like Good Luck Chuck. Two hot young actors do not always equal good film.

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stevegilpin
stevegilpin writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:36 PM

Awake 47%

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lindsayraye
lindsayraye writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:37 PM

3. Just like Good Luck Chuck. Two hot young actors do not always equal a good film. But people will still see it. Think any recent Mandy Moore flick...

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glhxckid
glhxckid writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:38 PM

90%

I'm probably totally wrong, but it could be an amazing movie. The trailer is great.


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knowingtoast85
knowingtoast85 writes:
on Nov 29 2007 04:43 PM

I try to imagine what the Fresh ratings will sound like, but since I can't, I'm going with 0%.

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IMAmoose24
IMAmoose24 writes:
on Nov 29 2007 05:47 PM

Let's go with 21, in honor of Sean Taylor. Much love man.

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Hamboner
Hamboner writes:
on Nov 29 2007 06:15 PM

29. The number of minutes I cried after walking out of Attack of the Clones. That mutant will never be in a good movie. How could he if he didn't even get Star Wars right?

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BallerK3V1N
BallerK3V1N writes:
on Nov 29 2007 06:17 PM

Awake 10%

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flamingbagofpoo
flamingbagofpoo writes:
on Nov 29 2007 06:31 PM

32%

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wordweaver
wordweaver writes:
on Nov 29 2007 07:17 PM

0% and I'm sticking to it.

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Mr. Bowler
Mr. Bowler writes:
on Nov 29 2007 07:30 PM

I'm chippin' in my $5. I'm guessin' maybe 24%.

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MPSolo
MPSolo writes:
on Nov 29 2007 08:36 PM

I'd love to see an unscreened film actually do well. 53%

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dracula68
dracula68 writes:
on Nov 29 2007 08:44 PM

I'm not sure why this didn't (apparently) turn into a movie the studio deemed worthy. It's a terrific premise. Two good actors. Oh well. Put me down for 31 percent. And you can bet I'll be in the audience rooting for it to do better.

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da wun
da wun writes:
on Nov 29 2007 09:32 PM

since Hayden Christensen is in it, I'm betting this will be a winner. And Jessica Alba is one of the greatest actresses of her generation, hands down.

prediction: 12 percent (11.99999 for Alba).


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laxman5127
laxman5127 writes:
on Nov 29 2007 09:41 PM

my guess is locked at 43%

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