Awake not Woke!

Basically a family dramedy. Some mildly humorous moments but hardly laugh out loud. Decent acting but this is a golf movie at heart. I think if you enjoy gold you may get more out of this. It's also a bit long at 2hrs than it really needs to be. The only thing a little woke is a running joke/theme about the golf tournament being a boys club and it's the first time a female has been allowed to play. It's a small thing but it feels forced in. I was getting pretty bored by the halfway point as it all kind of fells like the same jokes reused over and over and could of been a much shorter movie.

Woke powder peppered all over this show

I was given multiple glowing praises for this show, and since Noah Wyle was the main actor, I was looking forward to watching this recommended show. I wasn't able to make it past the second episode. It is tainted with today's far-left narratives. One of the first ER patient we see is allegedly pushed onto the subway tracks, doctors says "This is a hate crime!" because she's from Nepal. Why is it a hate crime? Why not just... a crime? Second episode: Doctor 1 "What's going to happen to them (parents of child who accidently ingested cannabis edibles)?" Doctor 2 "Nothing, because they're white!". All these narratives are peppered into the show, ruining it. I really wanted to enjoy this show, but this isn't for me!

I am completely unfamiliar with the game this is based on but am aware of who Markiplier is. As an adaptation this may be a good one and those that know the game may get more out of it than I did. The acting is good as are the FX and sets. I found the story and pacing to be lacking. At over 2hrs the movie drags a lot with long slow drawn out sections of nothing but the character taking photos, talking to himself and plotting a course for the sub. I also would barely call this horror, more cosmic sci-fi with horror elements. It's not terrible by any means it's just not really for me. I didn't see anything I would consider woke. I don't know if the female lead is from the game or not but either way she doesn't come across as a girlboss at all. The cast is very tiny and she just seems to be the one in charge of that particular group. I've said it before but a female in a position of authority is not automatically a girlboss and a single female authority position is not instantly an agenda push.

This is a slow moving folk horror movie so if you looking for fast paced action horror this isn't it. The highlight is the great acting from the Liz character, the other 3 are ok but not great. I think the movie would of benefited from casting a better lead male. This is a very unsettling eerie film that uses atmosphere, shadows and editing to great affect. The FX are great but I feel like the use of CG in some scenes was unnecessary and actually hurts the movie a bit. It can be a bit confusing at the start but it all comes together in the end. I think it could of used a little more story at the begging for character setup as well. It just starts at the cabin with a couple that's been together for a year and is apparently very serious yet they seem very unsure of each other and uncomfortable. They are also very suspicious of everything right away and we aren't given any context as to why. These are relatively small things overall and still a great movie if you like folk horror. As for woke, this is really hard to say anything about without giving away major spoilers and I don't want to for a movie like this. I can see where the ending could be taken as a possible feminist statement and female victimhood and speaking against male dominance. Given nothing leading up to it is woke I don't think it's meant to be taken that way but I'm really not sure. I think this one could be taken on how you view it but I can't deny there seems to be something there. I'll give it a one woke since it's only at the very end and it's more subtle.