Movie Details
| Title: | Wake | |
| Director: | Andrew Lawton | |
| Year: | 2010 | |
| Genre: | Existential | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 03.13.10 |
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| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 03.13.10 | Paramount | This Screening is part of event: SXSW 2010 I was thinking about going to the Ritz to see Skeletons, but there seemed to be a good buzz about Wake, so I decided to stay at the Paramount and see it. Bad decision. SXSW Summary: Driving to a wedding in Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, Paul and Adrienne seem destined for a life of genuine love and happiness. Road-weary, they decide to stop for the night at lonely Roy's Motel and Cafe. This roadside artifact proves to be a strange and surreal place with an unsettling mix of travelers, including front-desk manager Frank and his promiscuous wife Sandy. Ultimately, these ill-fated lovers lead Paul and Adrienne down a path of tense and emotionally charged experiences. In the end, a horrifying secret from Paul's past is revealed with grave consequences for all parties involved. You can always tell at a film festival when you're watching a movie from a first time screenwriter. It's always too on-the-nose and cutesy. Without even looking on IMDB I could tell that this was such a film. The actors are fine, but the story itself is completely uninteresting. It features two dull plotlines (a husband finds out his wife is cheating and a girlfriend finds out her boyfriend has a Dark Past) tied together by an illogical and loosely-defined z-level Twilight Zone through-thread. The movie takes several "huge" turns toward the end that I got the sense were supposed to be Massive Surprises, but which in fact were telegraphed so far in advance that they were obvious to anyone who has watched many sci-fi/morality-tale TV shows. I hate to talk bad about independent movies at a film festival, but it's late and I'm tired. This movie was bad. |