Tweekums Clay Beresford is a young high-flying New York businessman with a beautiful fiancée, Sam Lockwood. He is also in need of a heart transplant. His overbearing mother wants him to be operated on by one of the country's top surgeons but Clay is determined that he will be treated by Dr Jack Harper; the doctor who first diagnosed his condition and has since become his friend. His unusual blood group has meant he has had to wait a while but finally; on the night after he marries Sam he gets to call he was waiting for, rushes to the hospital and prepped for surgery. He is given the anaesthetic but soon realises that something is terribly wrong… he is still awake but totally paralysed! He tries to think of other things but then he hears his friend talking to the other medical staff… in is their intension that Clay will never leave the room alive. As the story progresses he learns the extent of the conspiracy against him all the time knowing that there is nothing he can do about it.While this film isn't exactly great it isn't bad either; there are plenty of red herrings to misdirect the viewer as well as some good twists… it is also a fair bit more disturbing than many horror films. The idea of being awake during major surgery is bad enough without the knowledge that one's doctor is intending to kill you. The way we see Clay having some sort of out-of-body experience to witness events taking place outside the operating theatre wasn't really necessary but it didn't spoil my enjoyment either. The cast does a decent enough job making us believe the somewhat far-fetched situation. Overall this is worth watching if you want a good scare without seeing a traditional horror movie… just don't watch it if you are awaiting surgery!

Lucy Mae "Awake" was an incredible thriller that had me captivated from start to finish. An emotional roller-coaster ride the whole time with plot twist after plot twist. Hayden Christensen excelled in his role of the conscious, paralyzed billionaire philanthropist undergoing heart surgery. Coupled with Alba, you are left mesmerized by the events unfolding in front of your eyes. The impressive directing and acting makes you feel as though you are in the OR with the characters. The only thing in question are the camera angles, movement, etc. they are made to seem as though he is in a dream state. Does it work? I believe so, but others seem to think it doesn't. But that is up to your own preferences I guess.I would definitely recommend. I just wish it was longer, you will understand once you watch it.Be sure to steer clear of spoilers because it will completely ruin it for you.

Sam AlMan What I liked in this movie:Most of the characters performance and reactions. - The acting staff performance (actors and actresses). - The directing of the movie..very beautiful presentation and appropriate visual views.What I didn't like in this movie:Lot of missing links at the beginning that will appear at the end of the movie..by choosing that timing made me little bored to continue watching. - Plugging the unnecessary scenes and elements (in my point of view) that also caused me giving up and fast forward the movie to skip those scenes at the second time I watched the movie.In overall this movie worth watching for the idea it holds, the beautiful cinematic presentation, and performance of the acting staff.

Jackson Booth-Millard I saw the advert for this, and I certainly recognised the title, and reading about what may be involved in the plot I was intrigued to see if I would agree with the two stars that the critics give it. Basically Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) is a young capital investment firm chief who has been having a secret loving relationship with his mother's secretary Sam Lockwood (Razzie nominated Jessica Alba), and he is unwilling to tell his mother Lilith (Lena Olin), but he has an operation coming up. He suffers from a heart condition, and needs a transplant to be carried out, and he is relying on his good friend, Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard), to carry out the operation, but his mother insists it should be her boyfriend and the more qualified doctor. Before the operation goes ahead Clay and Sam have a secret wedding at midnight, and still brushing off the suggestions for another doctor, specifically the one recommended, Clay is put under anaesthesia, and the open heart surgery begins. As is common is some surgeries with the drug used, Clay finds out that he is actually still awake, experiencing anaesthetic awareness, but he cannot do anything as he is paralysed, but he is able to escape with an out of body experience. As he is still in the operating theatre, he overhears a murder plot, Dr. Harper and two of the other surgeons are planning to inject his heart with a chemical that will cause the heart to reject the body. Dr. Harper has second thoughts about this plan, especially with Sam convincing him to carry on the operation, unaware this plot is going on, and Liliath awaits results. Sam tries to win over Clay's mother, but she becomes suspicious, having found out about the secret marriage, and rooting through her bags Liliath finds out she used to be a nurse, while out of body Clay finds this out too. Clay decides to return to his body and await his fate, while his mother deliberately overdoses so that they can use her heart in the operation, and after this does happen Dr. Harper knows he is probably going to be caught for his murder plot involvement. We find out that this whole scheme was the idea of Sam, as she wanted to get all of Clay's money to pay off debts that she has with colleagues, and even though the operation is successful, Clay refuses to wake up with all that has been revealed to him. Clay is approached by his mother, now in limbo like him, and she convinces him in the end to return to his living body, and gives reasons why he should continue his life, while in the end Sam is arrested after someone grassed her up, and Dr. Harper confirms that Clay did die momentarily, but he is awake. Also starring Christopher McDonald as Dr. Larry Lupin, Sam Robards as Clayton Beresford Sr., Arliss Howard as Dr. Jonathan Neyer and Short Circuit's Fisher Stevens as Dr. Puttnam. Christensen, just like in Star Wars, and partly Jumper, is wooden and dull, Alba is pretty but not all that convincing as a Femme Fetale, and the other stars do not convince you much either, it could have been a really clever film, but the script is flawed by complicated plot turns, the acting is cheesy, and it should be much more sophisticated in the delivery of what should be twists, I was disappointed, it is a daft psychological thriller. It was nominated the Razzie for Worst Screen Couple for Alba and Christensen. Adequate!