There's something we're just not getting about Awake, the new thriller starring Hayden Christensen as a man who remains conscious but paralysed during surgery and discovers his doctors up to no good and Jessica Alba as his concerned wife. You can see two new clips from the film on IESB here and here. It just seems kind of...silly. We know that people stay mentally awake during surgery happens often, but there's something about Christensen screaming in voiceover while the surgeons prepare to hack that put us in mind of a twisted Look Who's Talking. Terrence Howard is a great actor and Christensen can be very good with the right material (see Shattered Glass for proof), so maybe the final movie will be good. But these clips make it look more unintentionally amusing. Is it just us? What do you think?

Olly Richards

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RE: RE:
Yeah, I thought it was shite to be honest.  ... Read More Shifty Bench About me
01:27, 05 September 2008 | Report This Post
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I know I'm gonna be the odd one out, but I really want to see this o_O. I wanted to see it at the cinema, but nobody wanted to go with me and didn't fancy it on my own :P. Did anyone catch it? ... Read More geekpenguin About me
14:54, 04 September 2008 | Report This Post
Shame, cos i really want to like this. Hayden Christensen's a really under-rated actor, but him screaming "NOOOO" brings back painful memories of Ep 3. ... Read More Ben Myers About me
15:20, 21 November 2007 | Report This Post
Jeez, this IS awful. And hilarious in a very twisted sort of way... I suspect a huge flop here... ... Read More Mikkel Drewsen About me
09:07, 21 November 2007 | Report This Post
I agree entirely with you on this one empire,when we get a clip where hayden is assaulted by a talking toilet...then we know...then we know *frightened look* ... Read More adamskiwanavich About me
22:43, 20 November 2007 | Report This Post
Hayden Christensen? Jessica Alba? OSCAR written all over it. clips were pretty poor, Empire's nailed it with 'twisted look who's talking'. Nice to see Christopher MacDonald though. ... Read More UTB About me
22:42, 20 November 2007 | Report This Post
looks shite to me ... Read More Pala36 About me
19:28, 20 November 2007 | Report This Post