Awake

 

Awake is a Netflix distributed science fiction thriller starring Gina Rodriguez as a mother and former U.S. Army medic, Jill Adams, who might have the answer to a disturbing global event that wiped out all electronics and for some reason has also prevented everyone's ability to sleep except for her daughter.

I thought that the plot was unique and unpredictable, keeping you on the edge of your seat the entire time.

I liked the diversity of the casting and the acting from the entire group was pretty good, even with the lack of character development. Rodriguez did well carrying the movie in the leading role as a smart, strong, brave, single mother willing to do anything to protect her children. I wish they would have dug deeper in her backstory. It was hinted that she was a recovering addict and that she had some strained relationships but we kind of had to guess as to why because the script never revealed those necessary details to make a well-rounded character.

The ending only addresses a portion of the plot points so you are left wanting more. Since this was a Netflix issued movie it wasn’t terrible but they could have done more to really bring this to a more satisfying end.