“Awake” (*** out of four) was an unnerving thriller about a man (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) who wakes up in a hospital with no memories and finds himself accused of a series of gruesome murders and a female (Francesca Eastwood) and a burned-out sheriff (William Forsythe) try to put the pieces together. Director Aleksander Chernyaev infuses his story with some genuine Hitchcock twists and an atmosphere of dread and melancholy that holds you through its pretzel-like structure and uneasy climax. Forsythe is strong in one of his best roles in years.

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