Dead Before They Wake – Movie Review
First Reaction – Dead Before They Wake is a gritty and raw thriller.
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7th January 2025 on VOD/DVD (United States)
27th January 2025 on VOD (United Kingdom)
Director: Andy Crane, Nathan Shepka
Writer: Nathan Shepka (Screenplay)
Cast
- Nathan Shepka (When Darkness Falls)
- Grace Cordell (Cara)
- Manjot Sumal (The Last Bus)
- Kareem Nasif (The Job)
- Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit Franchise)
Plot: Nightclub bouncer Alex is tasked with tracking down a young girl snared by a sex trafficking network.
Runtime: 1 Hour 48 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Dead Before They Wake starts when bouncer Alex (Shepka) gets recruited to locate a missing teenager. The 14-year-old is believed to have been taken into a sex trafficking ring which hooks their victims on drugs. Alex goes undercover to learn how they operate to deal with the problems.
However, his investigation takes him into a dangerous world, with differing problems. His journey is for the right reasons but how far will it push him?
Verdict on Dead Before They Wake
Recap
The movie follows a bouncer recruited to investigate a missing 14-year-old. It follows him to explore a sex trafficking ring that could hold the answers and needs to stop them from spreading further.
Best Parts
The movie shows us how easily criminals can operate and how they pick innocent victims off the streets. One of the big things about the story is that it isn’t an all-guns a blazing tackle of the criminals. Everything feels grittier and down to Earth with how things are tackled. Most importantly, it isn’t the predictable approach many others have.
Worst Parts
The lower budget side of things can be seen, with some of the fight sequences. While not so much a good or a bad thing, the subject matter could hit too close to home for some with certain real-life events too.
Final Thoughts –Dead Before They Wake is a gritty thriller.
