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Rating:  - Some movies just don't make you care.
I cannot understand why this movie has so many positive reviews. My partner and I bought this for a discounted price mostly because we love Jennifer C. But on watching this.....there were times where I burst out laughing so hard at the movie that we had to pause it! And not because it was funny.....because I just wish the guys at MST3K could get a hold of it. Horrible acting, boring and odd dialogue and a very boring story line. It felt like an overdrawn episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" but without the cool music.
Rating:  - LOVE AFTER DEATH
WAKING THE DEAD is one of those movies that even though its competently done with very good production values, I just didn't find it entertaining. It's a rather somber love story well acted by Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly.
Set in the early 1970s and the early 1980s, the story follows Crudup, an up and coming brilliant law student who wants to be president someday. Connelly is the girl he falls for, and she's a radical who takes on all kinds of causes, ultimately ending in her tragic death...or is she really dead?
In the 80s, Crudup starts seeing Connelly and thinks she might be losing his mind, which wouldn't serve his goals as a candidate for Congress.
The movie is long on dialogue and director Keith Gordon gives us some pretty visual images and elicits good performances from the cast.
But the real situation with Connelly's fate is romanticized and ultimately left for us to decide the truth.
Romantics will probably enjoy this a little more than I did.
Rating:  - Really good movie.....
Nice chemistry between Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup. One of those somber open to interpretation movies. Very subtle and saddened love mood set during the whole movie. The Constant Gardener seems to borrow heavily from it if you ask me.
Really solid movie and worth a purchase.
Rating: - two beautiful performances
Being a huge fan of Jennifer Connelly's work I pulled her IMDB list of movies and came across this one "Waking the Dead", being the only movie of Jennfier Connelly that I haven't seen, I felt much obliged to view this one and it was worth every moment of my time viewing...
Sarah Williams and Pierce Fielding fall upon chance during the last years of the Vietnam War (1972). Fiedling, a young ambitious man with dreams of becoming a senator finds his life entangled with his lover, Sarah. Sarah, a devoted activist who is dedicated to her missionary work loves Fielding so much that it is in fact "infuriating" and that feeling is mutual as well. Sarah and Fielding are deeply in love but their careers are so different and so demanding that it does seem implausible for this couple to succeed. Fielding and Sarah both know their careers are on total opposite sides of the field but manage to cope with patronizing politicians or sensitive activists; however, Fieldings life is drastically changed when Sarah dies in a car bomb in chile. Fielding, distraught over his loss, moves on; before you know it it is the year 1982; he enagages in a new relationship with his mentor's niece and is offered a seat in the senate after working with the Chicago DA. Things are all happening way too fast for Fielding as he must prepare for his close election. Things take a turn for fielding as he experiences auditory and visual hallucinations of Sarah and creates these dillusions. Why are these visions haunting him now after all these years? His family having a pertained liking to Fielding's fiance, Sarah, are concerned for him and worried about his ill being. Is love haunting or is it possible to literally wake the dead?
This movie is stunning, an outstanding performance by both Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup. It is a shame to see the little amount of recognition this film recieves now as well as at the box office in 2000. However, Their on screen chemistry is plausible with realistic dialogue along with a touching soundtrack. What makes this Romantic movie distinct and unique besides the beautiful Jennifer Connelly is the satisfaction of the ending; it does not leave the audience guessing or pondering upon the thought of is she alive is she dead...instead we rely upon the alleviation of Fielding's unrest and his new career ahead of him. He is content after all and his soul as well as Sarah soul can finally be at rest.
Rating: - One of the most thought-provoking and important films you'll ever see!
Despite this being a major motion picture with big Hollywood names, there is nothing crass or vulgar about this exquisite film about idealism, love, heartbreak and loss. Activists interested in liberation theology, the sanctuary movement and/or the history of Operation Condor will absolutely adore this film. Be warned though: this is definitely a tear-jerker! Though movies seldom make me cry, I bawled from start to finish while watching this film. (It didn't help that I saw this movie right while I was ending a long-term passionate, but stormy, relationship.) Don't believe what you may have read in the mainstream press about this film. The fact that the corporate media bashed this film is just another indication of their far-right, reactionary bias. If you're like me and normally avoid Hollywood spectacles, put aside your snobbery and watch this thought-provoking, revolutionary, heart-felt film. It will haunt you long after the credits end.
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