Review of Wide Awake (1998) by John Petrakis for Chicago Tribune — 01 Nov 1999
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.
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This review of Wide Awake (1998) was written by John Petrakis and published by Chicago Tribune on 01 Nov 1999.
Wide Awake has generally received mixed reviews.
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