Movies about amnesiacs often have a kind of fascinating built in hook that tends to tether the viewer’s experience to the focal amnesia victim’s experience, since neither is quite sure what’s going on. A number of really interesting films about amnesia have come out through the years, but unfortunately Awake is not one of them. While occasionally getting a few jolts of energy courtesy of some action scenes, it’s resolutely predictable virtually every step of the way as it documents the trials and tribulations of a John Doe who is shown being chased in his car down a rural highway as the film begins, a chase which ends in a crash. When “John” awakens in a hospital (…), he has no memory of who he is or what he’s been through. Soon enough he discovers that he’s suspected of being a serial killer, and he of course sets out to discover the truth. If you want to know how predictable Awake is, you might ask yourself a few salient questions, starting with if the hero is played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers in his best rugged, stoic and stalwart form and is accused of being a serial killer, how likely is it that he’ll turn out to be one? — Jeffrey Kauffman