“Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is coming out later this year, right? So at least this will only be the 2nd worst vampire-vs.-werewolf movie of 2012.” Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review

“At least they don’t sparkle.” Rob Vaux, Mania.com

“It’s not awful enough to be considered truly dreadful but it’s just shockingly asleep for a movie subtitled ‘Awakening.’” Brian Tallerico, HollywoodChicago.com

“With Awakening, the vampires-vs.-werewolves Underworld franchise has finally decayed beyond the point of repair.” Nick Schager, Boxoffice Magazine

“Pitiless, puerile, pointless and perfunctory - and those are just the ‘P’s’” Roger Moore, Dallas Morning News

“Yet more vampire-vs.-werewolf battles from the fang franchise that is even more boring than Twilight.” Siobhan Synnot, Scotsman