Film Review – The Awakening

There has been a rash of supernatural stories with period settings in
recent years, with “The Woman in Black” a box office smash just this
last February. “The Awakening” contains familiar working parts, carrying
a somber tone of torment in a secluded English setting, and while the
material doesn’t win points for originality, co-writer/director Nick
Murphy captures an immersive atmosphere of frights and paranoia,
creating a ghost story with a nice kick and deeply felt emotions. The
surface details suggest a banal return to a formulaic haunting, yet “The
Awakening,” while imperfect, captures an intensity of gradually eroding
conviction that carries the iffy material all the way to the intriguing
head-scratcher of an ending. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com