Doctor Sleep review


The Shining is considered by many to be a classic in horror / thriller and it is no question. It's tension filled, anxiety inducing scenes can really torment and question one's sanity. So with it's sequel Doctor Sleep can it live up to the original?? starring Ewan McGregor as a now fully grown Dan Torrance who meets a young girl with very similar if not stronger powers that he possesses. He is forced to protect her from a cult like group known as The Knot who prey on children with powers to stay immortal. It's incredibly supernatural but it works and it works really well. What I most remember from The Shining was how it wasn't heavily focused on jump scares to scare the audience but rather tension and ambiance. Well that trend continues here as Doctor Sleep doesn't really have much in the terms of jump scares but relies heavily on tension filled moments and a constantly moving narrative. 

 Doctor Sleep is a little on the long side. It clocks in at just around 2 and a half hours and at points it does feel long but it's definitely worth sticking with. Ewan McGregor's performance is excellent and Rebecca Ferguson's villainous Rose 'The Hat' is borderline creepy. But it's young Kyliegh Curran who is the standout here. Bound to a connection with McGregor's Dan she is incredibly likable and a force whenever on screen. There's throwbacks abound throughout that only add to the ever growing mythos of The Shining and a constant heart beat sound that I found to be annoying at first as it was a bit overused but overtime I grew to accept as most scenes especially towards the end were truly heart in mouth intense. 
Doctor Sleep is a horror movie done right. It's not perfect however due to some pacing issues and a few misplaced jokes but it is captivating in it's presence and characters. Kyleigh Curran is going to be something special that I can guaranteed. This isn't a perfect follow up to the 1980 classic The Shining but it's pretty close. With supernatural scares abound and even an underlying tone of friendship Doctor Sleep is an immense experience that deserves to be seen by all. 

 ★★★★

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fighting with my Family review

Image
The Knight Family are a unique bunch to say the least. Not only do all the children wrestle but so do the mother and father. And out of that we got Paige. Florence Pugh stars as Saraya Knight a young girl from Norwich England. Her brother Zak Knight played by Jack Lowden has one dream. Of making it to the WWE and he will do anything to make it all possible. At it's core Fighting With My Family is exactly what the title says. A family who fight as we're shown the entire Knight family wrestling in small venues in Norwich. Ricky Knight who is the father wants so much for his kids to succeed and after sending tapes to WWE for them to review and possibly accept both Saraya and Zak for a tryout the family gets it's wish as WWE visits the UK for it's European tour. This is when we meet Vince Vaughn's character who is the guy in charge of recruiting talent and pushing them to see how far they can go and how much they have in them to make it to the top. Fighting With...
Read more

Gotham 5x1 : Year Zero review

Image
Be warned there will be *SPOILERS* involved in this review. With that being said let's get into it Gotham finally returns for it's fifth and sadly last season and with a run of only 12 episodes there is a lot to get through and eventually wrap up. It begins on Day 391 of No Man's Land as the final battle for Gotham comes to a head as Captain Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Riddler and even Penguin all suit up and get loaded for combat as all men led by many more GCPD officers open fire from a top a massive wall as Jim Gordon says ''For Gotham'' this of course is going to be the end of the season but let's go all the way back to day 87 of No Man's Land where we see Gordon talking to someone on a radio. He explains the situation currently going on in Gotham. He says various villains have taken over their own terrirtorys for example The Penguin has taken over Gotham City Hall, Scarecrow has his own little area, Mr Freeze and Firefly are at war with one ano...
Read more

Superman & Lois 3x13 : What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger review

Image
                Be warned there will be SP OILERS* inv olved in this review. With that being said let's get into it. Season 3 of Superman and Lois has come to and end in the most devastatingly epic way. The finale opens up with Sam Lane telling Lois and Clark that Lex Luthor is nowhere to be found. Clark adds more to this by saying he can't hear him either but Lois is not convinced after all Lex did literally threaten her at the end of last weeks episode. A meteor shower is planned for the evening right at the center of Smallville town so you just know something is going to go down then and as expected something major does go down but more on that a bit later. As the boys leave the house Lois tells Clark that she is ready to be intimate again and the two fly off to a private secluded area where they can be together for the first time since Lois had her breasts removed due to her cancer. It's a tender moment and one that does feel very important fo...
Read more