The Awakening

2012

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: August 17, 2012 | R

Starring: Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, John Shrapnel, Lucy Cohu, Rebecca Hall

Summary: Set in London in 1921, Florence Cathcart, 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 fiance, she is approached by Robert Mallory to investigate the recent death of a student at the all-boys boarding school where… Expand

Director: Nick Murphy

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 107 min

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Sara Stewart

Aug 17, 2012

The self-possessed Hall is well-suited to this proto-feminist role, smoking and rolling her eyes as the pasty old men around her exclaim, for what is clearly the millionth time, “An educated woman!” as if she were a zoo animal. Read full review

John Anderson

Aug 16, 2012

The film benefits enormously from having the luminous Rebecca Hall as its lead. It also gains an ominous gravity from the haunted, wounded and wobbly England in which it’s set. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Aug 8, 2012

Not to be confused with a dramatization of Kate Chopin’s great 1899 proto-feminist novel, this by-the-numbers British ghost story, set just after WWI, devotes a lot of energy to set decoration. Read full review

IndieWireEric Kohn

Aug 16, 2012

As ghost stories go, this one’s done just well enough to provide reminders of how it has been done better. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Aug 16, 2012

Most of the supernatural sightings are flickers at the corners of the screen, so that at certain moments watching the movie feels like taking an eye exam. You see it, then you don’t. But the film is not especially scary, and even its boo! moments lack a visceral shock. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Aug 6, 2012

Though handsome to look at, so-so supernatural chiller The Awakening recalls “The Others,” “The Orphanage” and other haunted-house tales of recent vintage, making an impression more derivative than memorable. Read full review

Chris Cabin

Aug 15, 2012

The film takes pains to ensure that the story feel like laborious toil rather than a trip through the dark side of the ethereal. Read full review

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meydianarizki21

Oct 27, 2020

Fantastic film to make you squirm whilst you think!!
Just saw this at an advance preview and it is fantastic. If you like your a fan of Spanish horror like The Orphanage of Hierro then you will love this.
Delibrately hiding key facts throughout the film to keep you guessing so ignore the… Expand

audreythomas25

Feb 11, 2016

A concise little old-school British ghost story, and I say there’s always room for a few more of those.

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Arcandio

Aug 7, 2013

If you’re looking for cat scares, you’ll be disappointed. If you’re looking for a film with atmosphere, impending horror, excellent plot twists, and British pacing, you’re in luck.

Spangle

May 7, 2015

An interesting film, The Awakening is not exactly what I was expecting, but still wound up delivering some good stuff. Firstly, from a horror aspect, there are some truly terrifying scenes that really get the juices flowing. There are not many, but there are some and damn are they effective.… Expand

marcmyworks

Jun 10, 2016

This film beautifully manages to create mystique and intrigue while remaining quiet and unassuming. The structure is good, however the scenes cut strangely and the ending too blatantly open ended.

slippery

Aug 29, 2012

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. … Expand

Mike_M

Sep 26, 2013

Why they didn’t make a full movie about what the first half of the movie is about………. has “lost opportunity” written all over it.

As it is, The Awakening seems like 3 different movies. You’ve seen 2 of them and you don’t want to see them again. I’m obliged to blame the script,… Expand

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