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Awakenings   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 2925 ratings  User Reviews (36 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 36  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ The Best Drama I've Ever Seen by Chris (movies profile) (Mar 8, 2008) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful I knew Awakenings was a critically acclaimed film, and with the average user rating on Yahoo very high, I knew that it was also liked by non-critics. When the movie... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B Acting: A- Direction: B+ Visuals: B- Williams & De Niro a strangely good combination. by Rye. (movies profile) (Sep 29, 2006) 6 of 8 people found this review helpful Robin Williams gave an uncanny subdued performance, but quite accurate as a doctor willing to experiment with the laws of medicine. Futher dramatic overtones for this act... Full Review Overall Grade: B- Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: B a touching movie that makes you Appreciate life by Merbski (movies profile) (Mar 12, 2007) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Great acting! by Evan (movies profile) (Sep 29, 2006) 8 of 13 people found this review helpful Powerful true story of man who comes out of a coma after 30 years or so and trys to get used to normal life. De Niro and williams are perfect.   Overall Grade: B+ Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: B- Visuals: B- Amazing Performance by Robert DeNiro by Joe (movies profile) (Jul 26, 2006) 3 of 3 people found this review helpful What a great performance by Robert DeNiro. This is a deeply moving story with a sad ending, but the only ending possible. Robin Williams is well cast in this role as the... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A+ amazing movie by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Mar 28, 2007) 3 of 4 people found this review helpful We had to watch this movie in Chemisty this week. I figured it'd be like most chemistry movies, but it was amazing. Robin Williams does an excellent job playing a doctor... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Outstanding heartwarming film by michael (movies profile) (Mar 28, 2007) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful This is just a wonderful movie in every sense of the word. De Niro is perfect and Robin Williams is surprisingly convincing in a very understated role. The story, scrip... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A De Niro is the Best by MagdyG (movies profile) (Jul 2, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Nobody can imagine how hard it was to make those shakes and trembles, it was real ... God it was real cuz my father had PD ...   Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: B+ DeNiro and Williams by pamela c (movies profile) (Jul 15, 2005) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful The frustration that both the doctor and family goes through is so touching, because it's so true. This movie makes one think that life is really so very fragile. Hope is... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Amazing true story by Mamar (movies profile) (Jul 2, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Heart wrenching true story with a great ending. Robert De Niro and the lady who played his mother were amazing!!!   Previous   |  1-10 of 36  |   Next