The premise of the film is people can't sleep, the challenge from the director is to try and stay awake, it's genius.

i don't think people realize that the movies that netflix gets the rights to are movies that often don't get to the point of premiering. these are things that would end up in development or premiere hell, a lot of times. so yeah, the casts are great and the movies are usually subpar. i think anyone going into watching a movie that netflix bought the rights to needs to go in with the mindset of it being a b movie regardless of the actors that feature in it. at least that's my personal rule, and as a result this is one of the better netflix exclusives. the acting was great, all things considered. i will say that it dragged on at certain points and the solution to the problem was pretty obvious from the start, but as someone who's had insomnia since she was four years old, i could FEEL the delirious paranoia. if you've never had sleeping issues before, this probably will feel pointless and boring. if you have, you'll feel the dread and stress the actors are putting out, trust me.

Quite good idea but awful execution.

NETFLIX's new film Awake seemed like a toned down version of Bird Box , where the whole world is now insomniac. Despite brilliant performances and barring a few thrilling moments Awake lacked a gripping screenplay. A great concept but an average execution. Full Reviews : www.instagram.com/stream.genx

Sadly, I have to agree with the general consensus, that this was a good IDEA, very BADLY executed. Rather than taking the seed of that idea and fleshing it out with an intelligent script, they instead went to meme and trope.com and cut and pasted a bunch of stereotypical apocalyptic nonsense as far as the IMMEDIATE breakdown of society, melanin deficient, small town religious zealots, who go from zero to child sacrifice in one sermon, an escaped rapey convict who prefers a teenaged boy over a beautiful woman, and of course, the one Black good guy has to get merked before the credits roll. Jeez! Although Gina Rodriquez did the best she could with what she was given to work with, and Ariana Greenblatt was cute and precocious as the as the last person on earth able to catch forty winks prior to assuming room temperature, the rest of the cast seemed to fall back on previous roles they have previously played. Jennifer Jason Lee as the creepy borderline sociopathic shrink, Gill bellows as the assistant to the borderline creepy sociopathic shrink, Barry Pepper as the ex dope head turned preacher waiting for his moment with a burning bush, Frances Fisher as the Mean Mom with an opioid problem (wanting her ex drug addict daughter in law to score her a "little sumpthin sumpthin", while at the same time calling her unfit for having HAD a drug problem - SMH) Lucas Hoyos is cliched as the surly teenaged son, and of course, let's not forget Shamier Anderson as the soon to be on the wrong side of the dirt P.O.C.. If you pay attention you'll know what the solution to their problem is in the first 10 minutes or so of the film. If you don't get it then, not to worry, they TELEGRAPH it 10 minutes before the big "eureka" moment, just to make sure they completely drained all the drama and suspense out of the reveal. If you've got nothing else on the burner, and just need something to pass the evening, then this might be the glass of warm milk you need to help you fall asleep, unlike the folks in this movie.