Wide Awake (1998)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:12
Rotten:17
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In M. Night Shyamalan's first Hollywood feature, WIDE AWAKE, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a spiritual quest after his beloved grandfather (Robert Loggia) succumbs to bone marrow... [More]
Starring: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Reviews for Wide Awake
| Tomatometer | Critic | Review | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
 3/4 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
||
|
B |
Click to read the article Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
No review available.
|
||
 2/5 |
No review available.
|
||
|
1/5 |
No review available.
|
||
|
4/5 |
No review available.
|
||
|
2/5 |
A pretentious, preachy first movie from an arguably great filmmaker.
|
||
|
2/5 |
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. Full Review |
||
|
2.5/4 |
The movie's greatest strength is in its willingness to admit that the mysteries of life and death are as difficult for children as for adults. Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
No review available.
|
||
|
3/5 |
In a moviemaking world dominated by attention to secular matters, the parochial Wide Awake is a refreshing change of pace. Full Review |
||
|
|
This wonder-filled film proves that questions can be powerful allies on a spiritual journey. Full Review |
||
|
|
A wonderful family film that deals sensitively, and even with humor, with a fairly unusual situation for the screen: a 9-year-old's struggles with his faith in God. Full Review |
||
|
B- |
An interesting little drama about a youth's quest for proof of God. Full Review |
||
|
2.5/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
||
|
C- |
For those who want to see something soft, without a bite to it, this is the one to chew on. Full Review |
||
|
|
What better place to look for God than in a Catholic school, right? Full Review |
||
|
7/10 |
There is quite a bit of drama in the film but most of it is internal. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Wide Awake
July 20, 2006:
Critical Consensus: "Lady" Is All Wet; "Ex" Is Not Super; "House" Is Scary, "Clerks" Is Funny
This week we've got some magic in ordinary dwellings (M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water" and "Monster House") and some funny couples ("My Super... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds