Waking the Dead (2000)

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

After Nite Owl, Rorsarsch, here Jen works with Dr. Manhattan ! If her character is engaging as a human right activist, all things around suck : Her watchmen boyfriend is just totally despicable: he seems to pursue more personal interest than the common one. The flow of the movie is exploded by the constant flashbacks: as there are actually 3 time-lines to follow (before the accident, after the accident, now), it's painful to grasp the storyline. The paranormal aspect of the movie is laughable and i have seen better X-files episodes about a ghost ! The 70s/80s fashion and way of life are interesting but at the end, this movie was just a disappointment that I won't repeat !

Haha. Yeah, that's right, the summary is says it all. I was amazed when I came onto this page to see that its rating was so low. When I saw this movie a couple months ago I absolutely loved it. I thought it was incredible. To people that have made comments that Crudup's acting was poor or flat, I would say that nothing is farther from the truth. This movie made me believe in him as an actor. Perhaps it's just me, but the degree to which I identify with his character is almost scary. Especially given the context of the movie and his descent into madness.This movie was incredibly powerful and perfectly describes my own moral dilemmas when it comes to interacting with politics. Do you use the system in order to bring about change, or do you reject the system because it is rife with corruption and unable to be saved? Not only that, but it's treatments of grief and doubt, shame and responsibility, and the hopes and horrors of insanity are all extremely complex and interesting. The characters are deep and intriguing, the dialog is engaging, and the direction superb.A wonderful movie.

I'd been watching a ton of cheap $1 DVD's for a bit just to get used to movies I'd been putting off. This was the first one I finally got to. I thought it was really well made. I do think it takes awhile to understand, but I got the hang of it. We never really find out if she's real or dead. We'll leave that up to the imagination, but I wouldn't call this a depressing movie. I'd gone for years without watching thinking it would be. But it's more uplifting really. Lets us into a possible area of politicians when they are younger. The music is slow, but the movie runs that way. A lot of music in this movie and loved the Peter Gabriel song at the end. Not sure if I'd watch this all the time, but it's a good movie that gets you thinking.9/10 Quality: 10/10 Entertainment: 6/10 Replayable: 5/10

I Just want to say that this movie touched me deeply. I was so impressed with the kind of love that the two main characters have for each other. So pure and powerful. Thank you for making a movie that show such unconditional love in a wonderful way.Great script. I will watch this movie again just to hear them and learn from them. The movie surely gives something for the viewers to think about.Excellent performance from Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly. I think everyone who has seen this film will agree with that.Overall, I recommend this movie to those who has a deep yearning to feel the touch of unconditional love,those who have great ambitions about doing good to society, and anyone...anyone at all who like to watch a movie that is not shallow.Oh, by the way, love the song at the end of the film. (Snow Come Down) It sums up everything. When you really really love someone, you just want to love him.That's all. You just want to sit and watch the snow come down with him. That's all. Because love itself is enough. No need to ask for anything else.