Set in London in 1921, Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall), author of the popular book "Seeing Through Ghosts," has devoted her career to exposing claims of the supernatural as nothing but hoaxes. Haunted by the recent death of her fiancé, she is approached by Robert Mallory (Dominic West) to investigate the recent death of a student at the all-boys boarding school where he teaches. When students at the school report sightings of the young boy's ghost, she decides to take on the case. Initially, the mystery surrounding the ghost appears nothing more than a schoolboy prank, but as Florence continues to investigate events at the school, she begins to believe that her reliance on science may not be enough to explain the strange phenomenon going on around her. -- (C) Cohen Media GroupRelease Date The Awakening Aug 17, 2012 Limited
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Actors For The Awakening
Rebecca Hall,Dominic West,Imelda Staunton,Hempstead Wright,Shaun Dooley,Joseph Mawle,Staunton Isaac,Lucy Cohu,John Shrapnel,Diana KentGenres The Awakening : Horror,Art House & International,Mystery & Suspense
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All Critics Count For The Awakening : 66
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Movie Overview For The Awakening
The Awakening is a British horror thriller film directed by Nick Murphy, starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, and Imelda Staunton. 1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.TagLine The Awakening
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Review For The Awakening
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
Whatever.
Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
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
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
A dull British import that never lives up to the pretensions of its period setting.
Chris Berube-Globe and Mail
An enjoyably old-fashioned ghost story in the vein of "The Others" and "The Orphanage."
Sara Stewart-New York Post
a ghost story that wants to be more than just a ghost story, but in the process of trying to be a movie that transcends a genre, it insults the genre
Kevin Carr-7M Pictures
The Awakening glides ghost-like through its story, laying its own elaborate traps along the way.
Kristal Cooper-We Got This Covered
The Awakening is a handsome, well-acted thriller with a script that's never cringe-inducing. So why did it sneak its way onto home video with no fanfare?
Christian Toto-Big Hollywood
[Rebecca Hall] captures Florence's flinty intelligence and the vulnerability that emerges as she slowly discovers the school's dark secrets.
Sean Means-Salt Lake Tribune
Pretty good, but more pretty than good.
Matt Pais-RedEye
A concise little old-school British ghost story, and I say there's always room for a few more of those.
Scott Weinberg-FEARnet
Murphy exhibits a deft touch for a first-timer and can feel satisfied that his film honours the tradition of such spooky Brit works as The Haunting and The Innocents.
Simon Foster-Screen-Space
... manages some effectively creepy imagery along with a few clever plot twists.
Todd Jorgenson-Cinemalogue.com
Exquisite production design and admirable performances can't overcome the lackluster scares.
Sean O'Connell-CinemaBlend.com
Murphy shows tremendous skill with genre elements, helping The Awakening to overcome its formulaic origins, keeping attention on panic and skepticism, not just on cheap thrills.
Brian Orndorf-Blu-ray.com
Though slightly undone by a twist that demands a grain or two too much credulity on the part of the viewer, it nonetheless triumphs as a tone poem of an unsettled zeitgeist that plays cat-and-mouse with that same viewer right until the very end.
Andrea Chase-Killer Movie Reviews
A strong, moving performance by Rebecca Hall coupled with an eerie atmosphere thanks to the top-notch cinematography provides enough palpable tension and scares to compensate for its weak, convoluted ending.
Avi Offer-NYC Movie Guru
While it offers more goosebumps than gasps, it's a pleasurable reminder of the sort of discreet supernatural thriller that was once a staple but is now, unhappily, a rarity.
Frank Swietek-One Guy's Opinion
The big climactic reveal intended to explain the entire movie ends up being both confusing and ridiculous.
Ethan Alter-Television Without Pity
West is so underused, he barely gets to raise an eyebrow in this watchable but pedestrian film, with Hall ghostbusting in a Downton Abbey setting. Cliched and never chilling.
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