Wake – BET+ – 1 hour and 25 minutes
Dr. Sharita finishes her lesson and relaxes in her office. Her watch alarms her because her heart rate is dropping. Sharita calls her dog, Buster, to help her get to safety. Before Sharita passes out, she sees a bloody figure coming towards her. Sharita wakes up on the couch with her cousin, Eddie, caring for her. Eddie checks on Sharita daily and handles duties in and out of her home. He wants Sharita to get out more and have fun, but she worries about her narcolepsy. She confesses to her doctor that she copes with sleep paralysis and hallucinations, and the doctor suggests increasing her medication dosage.
Preston, going by the rap name P-Mac, walks off stage, and his assistant, Jay, tells P-Mac to stop doing drugs and take his bipolar medication. P-Mac doesn’t want to take them because they impede his writing. P-Mac pushes everyone out of his dressing room when his girlfriend, Shontay, requests time alone. He refuses to go to rehab, but she isn’t there to discuss his addiction. She is pregnant and wants to end their relationship because of his abuse. He pretends to agree while slipping drugs into her water. They drink to a co-parenting relationship, and she leaves. She dies of a drug overdose next to her car.
Sharita talks to her friend, Bryn, about the new neighbor moving next door. Bryn wants Sharita to use her rooftop cameras to check out the most recent resident, but Sharita refuses. She uses her cameras to watch herself during an episode. However, Sharita hacks into a database to find information on P-Mac. Later, Sharita strides to P-Mac’s home to formally introduce herself. He questions her cameras pointing at his home, and she assures him they are for her condition, not surveillance. He laughs, but something about P-Mac rubs Sharita the wrong way. She looks him up online and sees his arrest record. She does the unthinkable and spies on him. When she sees him commit a heinous crime, can Sharita trust her eyes, or is it another hallucination?
This movie sets viewers up because both parties struggle with a mental condition. P-mac has bipolar disorder with psychotic rages. We know he is capable of murder from the beginning of the film. Sharita has narcolepsy and sees bloody figures and attacks. She even has an episode about P-mac striking her with an ax. So, the audience is unsure if they can trust what they see. And that makes this plot a pure thriller. Also, the script doesn’t take itself too seriously with Eddie’s commentary on their dumb actions. He says what you are thinking, and it’s perfect. And a murder happens while the killer wears a ‘good vibes’ hoodie. It’s comic relief during a brutal scene. This film is for people who aren’t horror fans but like a mind-bender.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars
I don’t need no damn help – Preston
I’m saying I can’t do this no more – Shontay
You still got to pay me, girl. Sleep or not – Eddie
Sometimes it’s about spending time with a dog whose bite you know – Bryn
Security is a big deal to me – Sharita
Get some help, bro – Jay
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