'Wake Up' Review: I Was Rooting for This Bloody Slasher's Bad Guy the Whole Time
Wake Up is a fun slasher that plays it safe until its brutal and shocking ending.
Slashers have made a comeback in recent years, with offerings like Thanksgiving, Heart Eyes, the return of the Scream franchise, and the Terrifier trilogy. Now comes a newer slasher that's not quite like the rest. Wake Up, directed by Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell (who previously teamed up for Summer of 84). Wake Up is about a group of young animal activists who invade a store at night to vandalize it for their cause, only to encounter a giant psychotic security guard named Kevin (Turlough Convery). What follows is your standard stalk-and-slash, with Kevin out to eliminate those who have invaded the store he protects. At a mere 80 minutes long, Wake Up mostly plays it safe, resulting in a horror movie that's fun without being scary, but then comes the last five minutes. Wake Up suddenly, er, wakes up with a shocking ending. For the most part, it's not that memorable of a movie, but you won't forget the final scenes.
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