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www.filmthreat.com - : The film pursues its sensitive material with the appropriate degree of care, but the direction by M. Night Shyamalan turns potentially provocative moments into dull eddies of melodrama. Would have made a perfect ''After School Special,'' however, it barely makes it across the finish line as a feature film. more...
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2/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : When ``Wide Awake'' observes moments such as those in the classroom, it's an entertaining film. I liked, for example, Rosie O'Donnell's performance as Sister Terry, a Philadelphia Phillies fan, and was reminded of my own teacher, Sister Marie Donald, who was also our school basketball coach. A film accurately remembering Catholic school in the pre-Vatican II era could be a charmer. more...
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2/4
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : Before he was Unbreakable, before he had a Sixth Sense, director M. Night Shyamalan was Wide Awake. That was back in 1998—a year when the 28-year-old director scraped together $7 million for his second feature film. His first, 1992’s Praying With Anger, was seen by even fewer people than those who were alert enough to catch Wide Awake during its in-and-out residence on the big screen. more...
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4/5
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