Wake (2003 film)
| Wake | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry LeRoy Finch |
| Written by | Henry LeRoy Finch |
| Produced by | Susan Landau Finch |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Patrick Kelly |
| Edited by | Gus Carpenter |
| Music by | Chris Anderson Henry LeRoy Finch |
Production companies | Fictionworks Production Wildwell Films |
| Distributed by | Newmark/Echelon Entertainment Group |
Release dates | 15 November 2003 (Queens Film Festival) 28 May 2004 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wake is a 2003 American drama film directed by Henry LeRoy Finch, starring Gale Harold, Dihlon McManne, Blake Gibbons and John Winthrop Philbrick.
Cast
- Gale Harold as Kyle Riven
- Dihlon McManne as Sebastien Riven
- Martin Landau as Older Sebastien Riven
- Blake Gibbons as Raymond Riven
- John Winthrop Philbrick as Jack Riven
- Muriel Kenderdine as Mother
- Dusty Paik as April
- Rainer Judd as Dusty
Release
The film opened on 28 May 2004.[1]
Reception
Maitland McDonagh of the TV Guide rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Its assets include uniformly strong performances; Gibbons and Harold revel in the showy roles, and get strong support from McManne and Philbrick. Even Paik and Judd invest their one-note roles with surprising vividness. Shooting on digital video, cinematographer Patrick Kelly delivers a vibrantly smeary look that evokes alternately sordid and surreally beautiful flashes of poisonously intoxicated memory."[2] Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote that "Strong thesping and solid staging, atmospherically accompanied by disorienting, darkly folksy Ramsay Midwood songs make “Wake” surprisingly watchable for a film whose whole raison d’etre appears to be something of a mystery."[3]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote that the film "looks great and sounds great—apart from what the people in it do and say."[4] Dave Kehr of The New York Times wrote that the film was "instantly forgettable".[5] Chuck Wilson of LA Weekly wrote that "one feels sympathy for the ensemble, which, absent full-bodied characters to inhabit, mug furiously, as if big gestures conjure big themes."[6] Ben Kenigsberg of The Village Voice wrote a negative review of the film.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kenigsberg, Ben (24 May 2004). "Tracking Shots". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 1 June 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ McDonagh, Maitland. "As I lay dying". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (28 May 2004). "Wake". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Murray, Noel (25 May 2004). "Wake". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (28 May 2004). "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Wake'". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Chuck. "WAKE". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
External links
- Wake at IMDb
- Wake at Rotten Tomatoes