A suspenseful horror that brings neither suspense nor horror

Needlessly convoluted. Often confusing. Not very well-edited. Not scary at all. Superfluous as all hell if you've recently seen Daniel Radcliffe's WOMAN IN BLACK. Skippable, basically, though it does contain a potentially classic lip-smacking, wild-eyed horror performance by Rebecca Hall, who really needs to work more.

Sentimentality is Death.

okul, yetimhane, hayaletlere inanmayan dedektif, ruh cagirma, hayalet, yardim isteyen hayalet, birinci dünya savasi sonrasi, gecmisi unutmak,

Atmospheric, spooky, and had excellent performances. Enjoyable despite the somewhat predictable ending.

With plot holes you could drive a bus through "The Awakening" goes from being a bore to being a chore with only its haunting soundtrack to provide any respite from the lack of scares on screen.

Terrifically atmospheric and incredibly well-acted. Unfortunately, it is let down by an overly contrived and disappointing ending. However, all-in-all, this might just be one of the finest horror films that I've seen in years.

Rebecca Hall and Dominic West (aka Jimmy McNulty from HBOs 'The Wire') are great choices for this suspenseful horror film. Great scares throughout and a decent story that, although somewhat slow, pays off well in the end. I saw this at the World Premier in Toronto and perhaps the film was heightened by the grandeur and atmosphere of the Roy Thompson Hall. And by heightened I mean literally - we were seated at the highest point of a 3-tiered theater that literally felt like we were going to fall!

cogu korku filminin uzerinde bir yapit olmus fakat sonu gercekten kotu; senaryoda sikintilar var. keske senaryo da cekimler ve oyunculuklar kadar iyi oslaydı; o zaman ortaya gercekten kayda deger bir seyler cikabilirdi.

one of the most spooky "I see dead people" movies I've ever seen (almost as unexpected as The Sixth Sense)..As a bonus it's wonderfully acted and the photography is high quality.. It builds to a terrific ending with wonderful twists one after the other...

West is competent here, there just really isn't much to do when the ending is that much of a letdown.

I'm pleased that Rebecca Hall got a lead role like this. She's talented and ought to make the A-list which she also proves here. The film patiently tells its 'Turn of the Screw'-ish story and everything is chillingly good until the resolution which is, sadly, kind of a letdown.