Wake

Wake 5p371v

2009 "Meet Carys. She's a mourning person..."
Wake
Wake

Wake 5p371v

5.4 | 1h37m | R | en | Drama

When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals...

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5.4 | 1h37m | R | en | More Info
Released: February. 25,2009 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.wakemovie.com/
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When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals...

Genre

Romance

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Cast

Sprague Grayden

Director

Travis Zariwny

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Travis Zariwny
Travis Zariwny

Production Design

Christian Ramirez
Christian Ramirez

Property Master

Liza Chenault
Liza Chenault

Set Decoration

Gavin Kelly
Gavin Kelly

Director of Photography

Michele K. Short
Michele K. Short

Still Photographer

Laura Galli
Laura Galli

Costume Design

Nils Allen Stewart
Nils Allen Stewart

Stunt Coordinator

Ellie Kanner
Ellie Kanner

Director

Shea E. Butler
Shea E. Butler

Script Supervisor

Naveen Singh
Naveen Singh

Editor

Lorna Johnson
Lorna Johnson

Casting

Carmen Betancourt
Carmen Betancourt

Extras Casting

Hal Schwartz
Hal Schwartz

Producer

Bill Shraga
Bill Shraga

Producer

Lennox Wiseley
Lennox Wiseley

Producer

Colin Rogers
Colin Rogers

ADR Mixer

Colin Rogers
Colin Rogers

Foley Mixer

Brad Segal
Brad Segal

Original Music Composer

Michael Farnan
Michael Farnan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Teddy Salas
Teddy Salas

Sound Supervisor

Wake Audience Reviews 5w2k52

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!
CommentsXp Best movie ever!
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
tltanker182 I thought the movie started strong. Carys meets Tyler at his fiancé's funeral. It is completely absurd and offensive how he carries himself. How on Earth could you be flirting with a girl you met at your fiancé's funeral? Do yourself a favor and don't watch this movie. It's not endearing to fall in love with a woman you meet at your beloved's funeral it's appalling. I didn't even bother to continue watching this film as soon as the scene began with Carys and Tyler in a restaurant flirting with each other. I couldn't bear a second more of such a frivolous display of love. This movie insults the very nature of human emotion and the character Tyler seems unmoved by his fiancé's tragic death. However if you have no concept of love and the plot of this movie does not offend your ideals of what romance should be then go ahead and watch this piece of trash.
kenziemay I had no idea what to expect from this, but I'm familiar with Bijou Phillip's work and although she usually plays trashy characters, this one is definitely her best role yet and would love to see her play more of them. There was something different about her, she looked fantastic! She comes off as a quirky, sweet, off-beat woman called Carys (pronounced Care-riss) who apparently has no feelings towards others until she attends a strangers funeral and meets her future love, Tyler (Ian Somerhalder) who's mourning the death of his fiancé, Anna. Carys lives with her hilarious roommate Lila (Marguerite Moreau) who has major issues of her own, she also shares personal thoughts with her best friend Shane (Danny Masterson), a funeral director who is accused by Tyler for possibly taking Anna's engagement ring that has mysteriously disappeared off her finger. Meanwhile, Carys later discovers that Tyler may be hiding something too.The movie had great chemistry between the characters and I found it perfectly engaging, which is rare for me when it comes to these rare types of story lines that sound like it might be awful but completely surprises you in the end. I would definitely call it original, something you wouldn't expect in a movie.It pretty much offers everything from plenty of light humor that doesn't overshadow the rest of the film, romance with a touch of mystery/suspense. Depending on the way you view it, it's actually kind of tragic, too, because the story deals with the death of a loved one, more than once. One thing I would change about the film is a little more emphasis on Tyler's dead fiancé, Anna, maybe some flashbacks of their time together? I think if we met her, instead of just hearing about how wonderful she was, we would feel more sympathy for Tyler losing her.It's not a sappy PG-13 romantic-comedy type, although it may seem that way in the beginning with the whole ring thing. (Rated R for language although not frequent - more than one f-word, and two love scenes - one being particularly steamy without nudity). I would say it's something that's worth watching more than once (seen it twice) and if you don't take the dialog too seriously, you will most likely enjoy it too.
Anne Ahmad I adored this movie, it's just that if the ending's not perfect, then the whole movie reflects on that. Don't get me wrong though the ending was not bad just don't expect too much. The movie was excellent. I just wish the ending was a little different or longer. Haha great movie though. I really wish the movie was longer, I wanna see more Ian ha-ha. I am really hoping he stars as Christian Grey in 50 shades of Grey. He did a fantastic job. Unfortunately though he didn't come in a lot of movies. He plays Damon in the vampire diaries but I like seeing him play a simple role like this. The movie was hilarious by the way ha-ha the girl did a fantastic job!
jeannehillman I was fortunate to see this film at the San Jose Film Festival last year when I visited my brother and his family. Our group of eight ranged in ages from ten to two senior citizens. To say the least, there was a fair amount of debate, but we decided we were intrigued with the title "Wake" and decided to see it. It was such a delightful movie! We all enjoyed it. The story line was very different and clever (always refreshing!). We were not familiar with Bijou Phillips before this movie, but she was perfectly cast as the heroine or protagonist. I'm going to watch for more of her movies in the future. We especially liked the scene where she had to play dead for the nephews visiting the morgue; the entire theater was laughing so loudly! I intend to buy the DVD soon for my collection.