Fresh
Though the story spirals a little out of control in the film's final scenes, "The Awakening" offers the low-key pleasures of an old-fashioned thriller and a lovely central performance.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The Awakening
Sometimes dead does not mean gone.
2011 · 1h 47m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Nick Murphy
Overview
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
Director and cast
- Nick Murphy Director
- Rebecca Hall as Florence Cathcart
- Dominic West as Robert Mallory
- Imelda Staunton as Maud Hill
- Isaac Hempstead Wright as Tom
- Lucy Cohu as Constance Strickland
- John Shrapnel as Reverend Hugh Purslow
- Diana Kent as Harriet Cathcart
- Richard Durden as Alexander Cathcart
- Alfie Field as Victor Parry
- Tilly Vosburgh as Vera Flood
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Whatever.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The cast is anchored by two wonderful actresses: Imelda Staunton and Rebecca Hall, whose talents are squandered on this lackluster horror drama.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
When these sudden surprises work, as in "A Beautiful Mind" or "The Others," you're too stunned to swallow that next handful of popcorn; when they don't, you're tempted to throw your whole box at the screen.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
A dull British import that never lives up to the pretensions of its period setting.
Chris Berube, Globe and Mail
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