Staying 'Awake' isn't hard in this apocalyptic nightmare

From left, Lucius Hoyos as Noah, Gina Rodriguez as Jill Adams and Ariana Greenblatt as Matilda in "Awake."

If the end-of-the-world genre seems downright somnambulant lately, "Awake" is jolting proof a fiendishly clever twist can shake it from its doldrums.

In the effectively made, low-key but laser-focused thriller, something like a global electromagnetic pulse fries all electronics on Earth — and rewires humans so they can't sleep. At all. Ever.

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Gina Rodriguez stars as Jill, left, and Ariana Greenblatt stars as Matilda in "Awake." Rodriguez plays an ex-soldier and recovering addict, a widow trying to make ends meet and show up for her kids. When people realize they can't sleep, eveything disintegrates around them..

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