The Wake tells the story of a group of friends attending the wake of a young boy. The boy in question was run over and killed by a drunk driver who is one of the friends and the family know and understand! Immediately I was overcome with disbelief, this concept immediately was ridiculous to me.
Anyway before you know it they are all waking up tied to chairs and fighting off masked intruders before the movie gradually builds to a rather surprising but not all that interesting finale.
I was actually enjoying it for the first 30 minutes odd, I was very curious to see where it was going but as soon as its direction became apparent my interest waned.
Not the worst horror out there, simply not very well done.
The Good:
Couple of nice ideas
The Bad:
A drunken driver child killer is the protagonist, really!?
Poorly written
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If a drunk driver runs your child over it makes perfect sense to invite them to the wake
The best place to keep your spare car key is locked in your car
Anyway before you know it they are all waking up tied to chairs and fighting off masked intruders before the movie gradually builds to a rather surprising but not all that interesting finale.
I was actually enjoying it for the first 30 minutes odd, I was very curious to see where it was going but as soon as its direction became apparent my interest waned.
Not the worst horror out there, simply not very well done.
The Good:
Couple of nice ideas
The Bad:
A drunken driver child killer is the protagonist, really!?
Poorly written
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If a drunk driver runs your child over it makes perfect sense to invite them to the wake
The best place to keep your spare car key is locked in your car