Doctor Sleep

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AmplifixOct 19, 2020

Didn't expect much from this movie. It's definitely a change compared to the original. The original is much more of a classic horror movie, this one is more of a superhero movie. If you're looking for another scary horror movie, this is notDidn't expect much from this movie. It's definitely a change compared to the original. The original is much more of a classic horror movie, this one is more of a superhero movie. If you're looking for another scary horror movie, this is not the movie you want to watch. There's a reason this movie is called "doctor sleep" and not "the shining 2".

If you want to watch a sequel to the shining that gives you more insight into the universe of the shining, I would definitely recommend watching it. It also gives fan service near the end.

Definitely, a worthy "sequel". Although I wished they went more into the cult and gave us some back story.… Expand

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Cementer200Sep 22, 2020

Doctor Sleep is a good movie. The plot was good and well executed. The characters are good. Doctor Sleep is a good sequel to The Shining but not as The Shining.

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acebadgerNov 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doctor Sleep is an interesting continuation of The Shining 'universe' if you want to call it that. In this movie we see an adult Danny Torrance struggling with alcoholism as a result of trying to suppress his abilities. He ends up reluctantly taking a young girl with similar abilities under his wing out of necessity. There are several scenes as well that both recreate scenes from The Shining and pay homage to it. We even go back to the Overlook in a cleverly edited scene that brings back those same feelings of dread the first film gave. I found a lot of the scenes unnerving as the concept of the villain's essentially eating your soul is kinda terrifying. It's also fascinating to debate whether or not it's true that the oldest in the group is possibly hundreds or thousands of years old. Because that then begs the question of who these other people are and where they came from. It's eerie to think about in the sense of realizing how many people they've eaten to 'live long'. Possibly the most disturbing scene I've seen in a long time is the one in which they eat a young boy who had just won a baseball game. The acting on behalf of the child actor was disturbing and surreal to the point where it almost seems real. Overall this movie is quite a ride and is worth the watch, it has lots of great foreshadowing and reincorporation.… Expand

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geewahJan 21, 2021

If you think this will be similar to the The Shining, think again. Even though the story in radically different to it's predessor, it does successfully carry over most it's themes and mythology.

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SevenSamMar 13, 2022

It feels like a Kubrick film, with the King writing, but the time is a bit over the top. Would love to read the book to see how close the movie parallels.

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thephApr 29, 2022

One of King's best. Really good but not much gore. Only one scene with baseball boy that needed to be put in.

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Rebecca31Nov 8, 2019

We didn’t really need another chapter to The Shining but we got one anyway so of course I’m going to see it. I’ve read the book and for those of you worried this will be another review where I criticise every detail and go on one of my rantsWe didn’t really need another chapter to The Shining but we got one anyway so of course I’m going to see it. I’ve read the book and for those of you worried this will be another review where I criticise every detail and go on one of my rants about how the book is so much better, rest assured that’s not the case this time. Not only is Doctor Sleep a faithful adaptation but it’s entertaining and has more than enough creepy scenes to send a chill down your spine.

Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) is all grown up and not exactly living his best life. On route to sort his life out he meets Abra, a young girl with a powerful shine. Danny must push aside his demons to protect Abra from a merciless cult, the True Knot who feed on children with the shining. Doctor Sleep keeps the dark tone of the book and I absolutely loved the casting choice of Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat. She is the cold-hearted **** brought to life. It didn’t go overboard with the cheap jump scares, rather leaning into scenes that genuinely disturb you, all while maintaining the sinister atmosphere. Although I was enjoying the scenes recreated from The Shining it plays on your love of the original perhaps a little too much. I felt the time spent paying homage to The Shining was overdone. I liked the new direction Doctor Sleep was taking us so every time another recreation of The Shining cropped up it started to take me out of the film. This isn’t your typical horror, it’s scary in a whole other way. Setting out to frighten you not just by going real quiet only to have something jump at you from the dark while the music gets suddenly loud. The tension builds and you get more time for some character development. Director Mike Flanagan really did a good job with Doctor Sleep, I had my doubts after the trailer but as with many movie trailers these days, they don’t do the film any justice.

It’s no secret that Stephen King hated what Stanley Kubrick did with The Shining though I have to say I have a love for both the book and the film but I can understand why King didn’t like it at all. It wasn’t just a case of the book being better than the film, but they were both completely different to each other. I’m not even sure if Kubrick read all of The Shining, rather he took the general idea and put his own stamp on it. It feels like a Stanley Kubrick film, not a Stephen King film. Doctor Sleep is a completely different story, it stays true to its source material and is a much more faithful book to film adaptation. It feels like Stephen King and admittedly there’s been a few awful adaptations but when a Stephen King adaptation is done right it really is worth the ticket price. Recommended for all you horror fans.… Expand

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The3AcademySinsNov 14, 2019

Good performances and interesting cinematography help keep Doctor Sleep afloat. The ending is unfortunately a let down, and overall this sequel to The Shining just feels unnecessary and rushed. Ewan McGregor is fantastic in this movie.Good performances and interesting cinematography help keep Doctor Sleep afloat. The ending is unfortunately a let down, and overall this sequel to The Shining just feels unnecessary and rushed. Ewan McGregor is fantastic in this movie. Overall, I felt Doctor Sleep was a little bit of a let down, but not a waste of time!… Expand

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JLuis_001Nov 15, 2019

When the adaptation of Doctor Sleep was announced I must say that I was quite skeptical. How do you make a sequel to such a famous book and such a famous film?
How do you unite both of them? And how do you attract the audiences? Surprisingly,When the adaptation of Doctor Sleep was announced I must say that I was quite skeptical. How do you make a sequel to such a famous book and such a famous film?
How do you unite both of them? And how do you attract the audiences? Surprisingly, Mike Flanagan succeeded, although relying significantly on Kubrick's film. That's not a bad thing because in one way or another how could you announce it as a sequel to The Shining in the cinema without recognizing Kubrick's film?

The changes themselves are not so annoying, they're understandable and after all as I have said repeatedly, a book and a film are very different narrative media.

The film itself is pretty entertaining although its duration is excessive. Especially considering how scattered and muddled its beginning feels, but it manages to catch pace and although it has its problems, this is due more to the unfortunate need to overexplain what is happening on the screen instead of giving more agility to the narrative.
Ewan McGregor doesn't do a bad job but I didn't feel his work so solid, the truth is that I felt him somewhat disconnected. Rebecca Ferguson on the other hand feels more involved but the story fails to give her a memorable moment, which is a shame.

And even though it can be considered that this film is one of King's best adaptations, it should also be clarified that this is due to its final act because after all and even if it may not seem true to some, the biggest impression the film will leave you comes from the scenes at the Overlook Hotel, but I repeat that's not a bad thing.

Doctor Sleep is not a bad film at all as I said it is one of King's best adaptations and it's known that getting that is very difficult but Mike Flanagan did it.
He continues to consolidate, he did it with Gerald's Game and especially with The Haunting of Hill House and here he offers another good addition to his filmography. I recommend it, with certain reservations but I think it's worth it. It is a worthy sequel. Maybe not from the massive legacy of Kubrick's masterpiece but justifies its existence.… Expand

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Iamcritical86Aug 28, 2021

So many mixed emotions I have about this film. It wasn't bad, but I was expecting it to be a bit better. It was interesting to see the old hotel from the original Shining come to life, but that wasn't until the last few minutes of the movie -So many mixed emotions I have about this film. It wasn't bad, but I was expecting it to be a bit better. It was interesting to see the old hotel from the original Shining come to life, but that wasn't until the last few minutes of the movie - the first 3 quarters of it was more like watching some cult trying to stay young and youthful! Not bad, but not great.… Expand

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amheretojudgeNov 11, 2019

It is the old style filmmaking residing between the temperament that warms the tea and whistles the kettle. I'd like to have a cup of that.

Doctor Sleep Mike Flanagan who directed and adapted this controversial novelization for the screenIt is the old style filmmaking residing between the temperament that warms the tea and whistles the kettle. I'd like to have a cup of that.

Doctor Sleep

Mike Flanagan who directed and adapted this controversial novelization for the screen is an apt choice to voice the second swing by Stephen King on Dan's character and the supernatural element it possesses. Why controversial? It actually is like being in a tug of war game where you are the price. But I think Flanagan found a sweet spot, that gray area that any horror director would love to have in plenty. And that is why his procedure that takes its time properly, gets the job done. It couldn't be more book-ish. It reeks of old book and I love every aspect of that. Each character, every fabric of information that stacks and builds the final countdown brick by brick is simply novelizing.

No regrets. If you have to host a news show as such, you have to stage it like this. No need to celebrate or electrify, just words floating around, so loud, so big that even performance and other characteristics gets overlapped by King's vision. In this sense it feels, I don't want to say anti-Kubrick but definitely pro-King. But you can only walk far away if you are expecting for the audience to read this story on screen rather than experience.

Ergo, comes these stills and thrills that has the mind bending look that appears like Stanley Kubrick's dream. The swooshing and whooshing of the adrenaline rush that warps these characters to their self-created reality and the deafening snapping of reality that wakes them up. Another asset is of course Ewan McGregor as Dan with this time axe on HIS hands. McGregor's performance is magnificent, child like it seems to me, even though he tells it to be inspired from Jack Nicholson's madness. He cries when he is terrified and falls for the easiest motion that exists. All in all, Doctor Sleep is a functioning system. You don't see that nowadays.… Expand

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maxadoNov 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. filme muito interessante una sequencia digna de um clássico do cinema filme bem acima da media… Expand

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ViperDLCNov 15, 2019

На мой взгляд, этот сиквел слабее Кубринского "Сияния" не потому что тот фильм великолепен. Просто эта часть более затянута, менее загадочна и снято как детское приключение, хотя есть и устрашающие моменты в стиле Кинга. Но таких моментов увыНа мой взгляд, этот сиквел слабее Кубринского "Сияния" не потому что тот фильм великолепен. Просто эта часть более затянута, менее загадочна и снято как детское приключение, хотя есть и устрашающие моменты в стиле Кинга. Но таких моментов увы - ничтожно мало.… Expand

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netlord80Feb 27, 2020

This is a review of the theatrical release.

This film is a worthy followup to The Shining. The story is very compelling right from the start. There were some elements of the film that do tend to take you out of the film though. TheseThis is a review of the theatrical release.

This film is a worthy followup to The Shining. The story is very compelling right from the start. There were some elements of the film that do tend to take you out of the film though. These issues were almost unavoidable due to how iconic the performances were in the original film. I will go into more detail a bit further in, but I would still strongly recommend this film.

The recast characters from the original were pretty mixed in my view. Alex Essoe and Roger Dale Floyd were absolutely phenomenal playing Wendy and Danny from the 1980's. Alex Essoe in particular did such a good job that I was stunned by how she was able to perfectly capture the performance of Shelley Duvall. Halloran and Jack are a different story all together. Those performances really dragged the film down a bit in my view. I can't blame the actors or filmmakers for that. Having originally been played by Scatman Crothers and Jack Nicholson, there simply wasn't much they could do. Both the actors and the roles were simply too iconic. The best they could have done were impressions, and that would have been far worse. It took a lot of courage for the actors to take on those roles in the first place, so credit is due in that respect.

A major positive is that the film has you invested from the very beginning. Kyliegh Curran was outstanding in this film. There are several scenes that would have been very challenging and she absolutely nailed it. There is one scene in particular were the subtlety of her performance was simply outstanding. I would rate the bad guys as good, not great. They simply weren't given much to work with. Who and what they are is only hinted at, which is a very good thing. This is based on a Stephen King novel, so that was likely never explained there either. This is a good thing and I am glad they held true to that aspect of King's writing. Not everything needs an explanation. In fact, the more frightening things in horror are always mysterious, the unknown.

All of this being said, the tension in the film feels a bit muted. I never had a serious feeling of dread at any point in the film. The power dynamic was set up in a way, that the villains never felt like a serious threat in the film. There are some tense scenes, but I never felt like the protagonists were at serious risk of losing at any point.

The ending of the film was serviceable, but not really great. There was one moment that was clear fan service that was really pointless. Aside from that, it was another good, not great part of the film. The biggest issue I had with the ending was that I saw it coming a mile away. Overall it was very predictable, but still enjoyable to watch.

This film is certainly worth a watch, but it does have a number of issues. If you can look past those, you will have a good time with this film.… Expand

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BryanAndrewApr 9, 2020

'Doctor Sleep' is personally a disappointing sequel to the iconic cult classic 'The Shining', that sways toward being an superhero-eque action thriller rather than a psychological horror, and yet drags on way more than it should have, filled'Doctor Sleep' is personally a disappointing sequel to the iconic cult classic 'The Shining', that sways toward being an superhero-eque action thriller rather than a psychological horror, and yet drags on way more than it should have, filled with unfulfilled build-up and directionless dialogue that poorly attempts to convey a deeper meaning. The plot of the film, although comparatively broader than that of 'The Shining', opts for a more shallow and straight-forward storytelling style. The acting was also rather dull and fails to evoke any sense of fear or desperation in the otherwise horrendous situations that the characters find themselves in. The set and costume/makeup design of the film's rendition of the Overlook Hotel and its ghostly residents is certainly nostalgic but fails to bring anything new to the table despite being almost 40 years apart from the original film; the same goes for the movie's run-of-the-mill cinematography and bland sound design. The visual effects of the 'astral projection' scenes toward the early middle of the film were promising and actually entertaining to behold but the film detracts from that later on in the film and we are left with sloppy CGI scenes later on. All-in-all, the film is still an interesting watch for those who enjoy thrillers and those who are fond of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, but don't expect anything that would evoke anywhere close to the same level of disturbance or terror as the classic film did back in 1980. 'Doctor Sleep' scores a 6.25/10.… Expand

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NortoooAug 31, 2020

The movie has a good premise of expanding upon the story of the original, although I feel it lets itself down at times with generic or boring scenes. Some spoopy moments are peppered throughout, but don't be going into this looking forThe movie has a good premise of expanding upon the story of the original, although I feel it lets itself down at times with generic or boring scenes. Some spoopy moments are peppered throughout, but don't be going into this looking for jump-scares or horror.

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WolkowBrunswickSep 10, 2021

Schauspieler ok, drehbuch ist echt schlecht. Für die Länge des Films wird auch schlussendlich wenig erklärt.

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ColginatorNov 8, 2019

Stanley Kurbrick's The Shining is my all time favourite horror movie. Through a mixture of Kurbrick's meticulous attention to detail and the films haunting score, it had this feeling of constant dread that loomed over every scene. Across theStanley Kurbrick's The Shining is my all time favourite horror movie. Through a mixture of Kurbrick's meticulous attention to detail and the films haunting score, it had this feeling of constant dread that loomed over every scene. Across the film it builds up the history and mythology of Overlook hotel in a way that constantly made us raise questions, but without ever offering us any clear answers. Instead it condensed this history into a story of spousal abuse and combined it with some iconic performances from Nicholson and Duvall to achieve the ideal of what all horror films should strive to achieve.

Needless to say this sets a high bar for any film to live up to. But with King himself writing his own sequel novel in 2013 and the current trend for studios to cash in on as many nostalgic properties as they can, it was only a matter of time before Doctor Sleep got made into a film. We now get a loose adaptation of King's novel following a grown up Danny Torrance after the events of the first film (and not the vastly different book) as he attempts to deal with his dark past and the horrors of the supernatural world.

It's a pretty strong setup for a continuation and at first the film seems to do a decent job at exploring this potential. We see a washed up Danny trapped in a bottle and struggling with the ghosts of the Overlook hotel in a precariously similar situation to his own father. This aspect of the film is definitely elevated by McGreggors performance who really channels his own history with alcoholism in a way where you can see how worn down he's become through a constant battle with his inner demons.

But unfortunately we don't get to explore this side of Danny in too much detail, as just when Danny appears to be getting his life back on track a girl who also has the ability to shine named Abra, played by Kyliegh Curran, approaches him. She needs help dealing with a cult known as the true knot. They're an ancient organisation who preys on "gifted" children to absorb their life in an attempt to gain immortality and are led by a woman named Rose, played by Rebecca Ferguson, who takes sinister joy in creating fear and pain for the young children she kidnaps since she says that it makes them taste better.

Though whilst Ferguson's performance is entertaining, the surrounding history doesn't carry the same weight as that of the Overlook hotel. You would expect that the idea of these characters who have lived potentially millenia would carry some interesting backstories, but there's little depth with most members of the group hardly even getting any dialogue.They also end up being taken care off so easily that it left me wondering why they should have ever been considered a threat to begin with. And it's a big problem when the monsters of a horror film are neither scary nor interesting.

Also whilst the idea of Danny mentoring a young girl just like dick Hallorann did for him seems like it could be interesting, they seem to waste this potential since the girl never seems to need his help. Unlike Danny she doesn't seem detached from the world due to her powers and she's already seems more powerful than Danny so we don't see this dynamic explored.

Then of course there's the return of the Overlook hotel which was teased ever since the first teaser. The original Shining didn't try to rely on jump scares alone to create the Overlooks terrifying presence, instead it slowly built up the structure of the hotel through tracking shots and a dreadful sense of complete isolation. Then when it got to the end with all the spirits revealing themselves it's a hectic explosion of chaos delivering on some horrifying imagery. But here the hotel is just treated like a fun house only appearing in the last act of the film and having appearances of all the spirits crammed into the film without ever delivering on any actual scares.

Unfortunately the only element in the film which really comes close The Shining is the films score, which does a decent job of capturing the tone of the original theme. But outside of this the film just ends up feeling too scattered to be effective. There's not enough suspense to make for a good horror and there's not enough depth to provide us with a good character study. And in terms of capturing the spirit of the original film, unfortunately Ready Player One ended up being the more loyal portrayal.… Expand

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defdog99Nov 10, 2019

Never read the book. Did see a mini-documentary saying how Stephen King characters show up in other books. So with that said, I understood why Danny was in this one. The 1st part of this movie was pretty good. The 2nd part w/ the OverlookNever read the book. Did see a mini-documentary saying how Stephen King characters show up in other books. So with that said, I understood why Danny was in this one. The 1st part of this movie was pretty good. The 2nd part w/ the Overlook Hotel didn't make any sense and felt like it was shoehorned in to make a weak movie "better". If it was so easy killing the 9 demons, the same method should have worked on the magic lady.… Expand

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eded9999Nov 22, 2020

Totally generic............................................................

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Mauro_LanariDec 9, 2019

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Too many movies in one and too inhomogeneous. The part I most appreciated is about the management of the shining, an ambivalent paranormal power that risked being still treated as a metaphor for adolescent issues (Stan Lee,(Mauro Lanari)
Too many movies in one and too inhomogeneous. The part I most appreciated is about the management of the shining, an ambivalent paranormal power that risked being still treated as a metaphor for adolescent issues (Stan Lee, Marvel, cinecomics). Instead, small debutante Kyliegh Curran and Ewan McGregor wander around in adult and less unresolved territories than "Red Lights" (Cortés 2012), favored by the stage presence of Cliff Curtis, Bruce Greenwood, Zahn McClarnon (here a native North American Colin Farrell) and above all of an unforgettable Rebecca Ferguson. The part on immortality (the True Knot vampire villains) and afterlife (the Doctor Sleep's dialogues with the dying) is frivolous, and the one on the Overlook Hotel simply bogus. Taking note that no image of Flanagan possesses a single shred of Kubrick's iconicity, I would have chosen to avoid confrontation at any cost.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetDec 26, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a somewhat sinister film, with some gross out moments but its not exactly the same as the original The Shining film, in terms of atmosphere and the like. The plot is certainly intriguing enough and while its a bit slow moving for the first hour or so, things do speed up a bit and become more gripping in the last quarter. If your interested in finding out more about the goings ons that feature in the original film then this is worth a watch, although do be clear I mean as a film, not a documentary about behind the scenes of the original film, if you know what I mean. I imagine the novel was an interesting read, though I haven't read it myself. I liked that one of the main characters is called Abra, as in Abra Cadabra and the fact it has a resemblence to the plot concept of Nightmare on Elm Street too, in a way. I wouldn't specifically recommend it as such but if it sounds intriguing then it may be worth a watch - its up to yourself.… Expand

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Kevin3Nov 9, 2019

Una adaptación fiel, Rebecca Ferguson se luce en esta película y ewan mcgregor lo hace bien pero la película se siente pesada con su duración de dos horas y media y llega a aburrir bastante

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acelasherNov 9, 2019

I read the book two months before seeing the movie and was happier than a vampire tick on a rhino's butt I did. The story line felt choppy. Maybe if I hadn't read the book I wouldn't have noticed.

Somewhere in the middle of the movie, whileI read the book two months before seeing the movie and was happier than a vampire tick on a rhino's butt I did. The story line felt choppy. Maybe if I hadn't read the book I wouldn't have noticed.

Somewhere in the middle of the movie, while shifting my weight from left to right butt cheek, I imagined how a person who hadn't read the book could follow this story. If you're going to watch this at a theater, do yourself a favor and scan the Cliff's Notes version of the book before you go.

Rose the Hat should be supernatural evil wrapped in a beautiful body. In the movie, the beauty bit hit the mark, but Rose the Hat seemed a bit more impish than Nosferatu-ish, although the actress delivered perfervid performances in several exhilarating scenes. In fact, most (not all) of the actors and actresses were great.… Expand

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Lucas_tFeb 24, 2020

The film lives up to its name. Rebecca Fergunson is the most victimized and developed villain I have ever seen and that's why she has my love. But it's not enough to save this film

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liamexeJan 14, 2023

I haven't read the novel; instead, I've only seen the original movie, like other reviewers. I loved the original, the way the characters evolved, the settings, and the way the whole thing felt. Therefore, I had high expectations for thisI haven't read the novel; instead, I've only seen the original movie, like other reviewers. I loved the original, the way the characters evolved, the settings, and the way the whole thing felt. Therefore, I had high expectations for this sequel in order to maintain the suspense of the first. Despite how much I like the comparison to the original, I believed the first half of the film was overly drawn out. Too many of the scenes may have been condensed or even skipped to improve the climax. I also concur with others that they should have used CGI rather than another actor for significant characters. The conclusion seems like it could have been so much better. It was alright, but lacking in a few key areas.… Expand

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imthenoobJan 29, 2020

I can see why it bombed the way it did. Not that Doctor Sleep was a bad movie but it was a tough one to get into and was very anti-climactic. It never trigged your interest despite having a fine cast and some pretty solid directing. And, IMO,I can see why it bombed the way it did. Not that Doctor Sleep was a bad movie but it was a tough one to get into and was very anti-climactic. It never trigged your interest despite having a fine cast and some pretty solid directing. And, IMO, The ending ruined the movie. They changed too much from the book to really drag fans to seats and I think that is what cost them in the end.

I even watched the Director's Cut hoping for a better movie but nope, the same problems are there it's just annoyingly longer.… Expand

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meydianarizki21Oct 18, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. .Despite some character development flaws, this is the best horror sequel since psycho 2 in 1983.
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This very belated sequel is the follow up to stanley kubricks the shining (1980) danny torrance (doc) is now an adult and is still coming to terms with the trauma he endured at the overlook hotel when he was five years old, his mother wendy has passed away and now he is a chronic alcoholic , he finds a job as an orderly after attending AA meetings and gets back on the straight and narrow, meanwhile theres an evil cult in the midst called the "true knot" headed by a modern day witch called rose the hat played brilliantly by rebecca ferguson, this cult feeds off gifted childrens souls after abducting and murdering them, rose the hat discovers a girl with the shining gift and been relentless tries to persue her , the girl makes a connection with the adult doc as they have the same gift, danny is then lured into protecting the girl and with there powers combined they pick off members of the cult one by one, with rose still in pursuit of the girl, knowing the dangers danny takes the girl to the abandoned overlook hotel to lure the witch into a cauldron of evil.

The movie does have certain flaws mainly character development ,we dont know much about the cult or the girl with the shine, and although ewan mcgregor is miscast in this as danny his performance is adequate, a good story with some intense horror scenes and the nostalgia at the end is quite exciting, you get see the evil spirits that graced the original in all its glory in a stunning blueprint of the overlook, the actors who play jack and wendy torrance and dick o halloran are excellent and mimic the original actors to aplomb, but the highlight is rebbecca ferguson as rose that hat, an excellent performance and probably the sexiest movie witch since michelle pfeiffer in the witches of eastwick. The shining was always going to be an hard act to follow, and stephen king didnt like the original very much so this sequel had a lot to live up to and it pulls through compared to recent stephen king adaptations and other recent horror flicks, it has originality and nostalgia if nothing else. Probably as good an effort as a horror sequel as was psycho 2 to hitchcocks 1960 classic !… Expand

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BradMorganNov 13, 2019

Scary at times, but too far-fetched. unfortunately the film was a disappointment

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aire_recicladoNov 18, 2019

Although Dr Sleep has good intentions and there's definitely some very intense and disturbing moments, it never really goes beyond the cheap, horror film we've all seen enough of... disappointing the two masters where it borrows from. I foundAlthough Dr Sleep has good intentions and there's definitely some very intense and disturbing moments, it never really goes beyond the cheap, horror film we've all seen enough of... disappointing the two masters where it borrows from. I found it difficult to watch as the characters nor the world ever appeared organic or mysterious, rather than caricatures of human beings, spilling exposition and making forced decisions. You can tell all the ideas in the movie are genious when flying off the page of Stephen King, but the film language doesnt really do justice to his sense of darkness and evil. The same goes to its relationship with Kubrick's The Shining with which shares the same amount of similarities as fine wine does to kool-aid. Finally, if the movie wasn't insufrible enough, they couldnt let go of the opportunity of trying to establish a franchise with the last scene.… Expand

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CarlElmoreNov 22, 2022

This is confused about whether it wants to be a sequel to The Shining book or Kubrick's film version and it shows.

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Brent_MarchantNov 9, 2019

This jumbled, overlong, often-boring, frequently silly sequel to the Stanley Kubrick horror classic "The Shining" misfires so much and so often that it's an utter embarrassment to all involved. With a painfully protracted runtime of 2:32 andThis jumbled, overlong, often-boring, frequently silly sequel to the Stanley Kubrick horror classic "The Shining" misfires so much and so often that it's an utter embarrassment to all involved. With a painfully protracted runtime of 2:32 and a storytelling approach that inexplicably vacillates between campy romp and trite horror fare, filmmaker Mike Flanagan's directorial skills simply aren't up to paying homage to the artistry of the predecessor picture's creator, especially in one particularly grotesque sequence that's flat out in stupendously bad taste. What's more, the writing and acting are frequently laughable, so horrendously awful that I often found myself chuckling over material that I probably wasn't supposed to be laughing at. You know you've got a stinker on your hands when you see, as I did at my screening, viewers getting up and leaving not even halfway into the movie. Save your money!… Expand

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AxeTNov 8, 2019

"The Shining" (10) is the rare classic film formed by the brilliance of three giants: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson. King's story was a simple original high concept, the best kind to adapt into a movie. Kubrick in his"The Shining" (10) is the rare classic film formed by the brilliance of three giants: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson. King's story was a simple original high concept, the best kind to adapt into a movie. Kubrick in his genius wisely constructed ambiguity allowing for interpretation of its events. And Nicholson gave one of the most memorable and since referenced performances in cinema history. This tricky sequel is King at his worst with his penchant for over-the-top supernatural, and it's not really a true sequel but a quasi remake by young dumb Hollywood in the trendy practice of greatest hits reunion tribute antics riffing on everything via reenactments of the original (locations, sets, costumes, props, sound effects, music, dialogue, shots, scenes) rather than a continuation of or new story. That's what these way later sequels do now. They serve as reboots remixing the same old content which taints the original far worse than any attempt at originality would.… Expand

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ApolscNov 13, 2019

This movie has almost nothing to do with Kubrick's which shouldn't be a surprise considering King hated that masterpiece but that is the way they sold us the movie in the trailers. This the typical 90s King's adaptation with cheesy one linersThis movie has almost nothing to do with Kubrick's which shouldn't be a surprise considering King hated that masterpiece but that is the way they sold us the movie in the trailers. This the typical 90s King's adaptation with cheesy one liners bad acting performances, characters that don't fit in, people living scary situations like they where normal. Also Stephen King saying you will like this sh*t if you liked shawshank is a blasphemy. You will like this if you liked his cheesy 90s series kingdom hospital.… Expand

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Kalele005Jan 26, 2020

it's just a really bad movie,i didn't like it they just played on nostalgie with the hotel's scene.

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Elmariachi842Jul 24, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is supposed to be a horror movie but the villains were not scary because the protagonist is more powerful than them from the beginning. They are all dispatched with ease. Boring characters and bland acting, especially compared to the The Shining. No suspense and mostly predictable with a few cool spots here and there. A very disappointing sequel to one of the best horrors ever.… Expand

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FerorakeDec 3, 2019

Solo una cosa: OH CHE PALLE. Sono andato a vedere questo film per caso, e se avessi saputo che sarebbe stato tedioso in questa maniera, avrei sicuramente optato per la classica commedia di Natale. Badate bene che parlo da NON filmofilo, ma diSolo una cosa: OH CHE PALLE. Sono andato a vedere questo film per caso, e se avessi saputo che sarebbe stato tedioso in questa maniera, avrei sicuramente optato per la classica commedia di Natale. Badate bene che parlo da NON filmofilo, ma di appassionato di culturafantasy, dunque non disprezzo a priori opere simili. Disprezzo però quando un film è insulso, sconclusionato, e l'unico modo di dargli spessore sia quello di "usare chiavi di lettura" che trasformano completamente il film in qualcosa che NON ESISTE. Se avessi voluto leggere un trattato di etica, avrei letto un saggio, non mi sarei visto un film la cui trama è "dei tizi brutti e cattivi per vivere devono assorbire l'energia di alcuni bambini speciali, a caso nasce un bambino ancora più speciale che riesce a spaccare senza motivo i tizi brutti e cattivi, e viene aiutato in questo da un altro bambino speciale che però è diventato adulto ed è uno sfigato alcolizzato". Ora, posso anche soprassedere sulla banalità della trama di per sé, perché la maggior parte delle storie fantasy hanno la peculiarità di essere razionalizzabili, ma non posso soprassedere sulla completa mancanza di approfondimenti o spiegazioni sul funzionamentoorigine di questi poteri. Non puoi raccontare una storia dove la magia è elemento PRINCIPALE, senza spiegarne il minimo funzionamento. Tra l'altro manca completamente qualsiasi riferimento o dettaglio sull'origine del cattivo, il ché una cosa insensata che cozza con le basi nella stesura di un qualsiasi racconto fantasy. Io però so benissimo perché non è stato fatto tutto ciò, perché è tutto così vago: serve a spingere lo spettatore di credere di essere davanti ad una storia "complessa", che richiede studio ed approfondimento. Consente inoltre al regista di fregarsene completamente della coerenza logica, e di far fare ai protagonisti un po' quel che vogliono, tanto non ha spiegato come funziona nulla, tutto è possibile. E' un metodo insulso non di fare cinema, ma proprio di impostare una sceneggiaturastoria. La realtà è che il film è un ricorrere di scenette sconclusionate tra loro, piene di jumpscare totalmente inutili, ed ancor peggio fraseggi filosofici di caratura infima tanto per far credere allo spettatore "oh ma stanno parlando di etica, non può essere un film banale". Veramente è un film di una povertà concettuale imbarazzante, tant'è che io non ci credevo che la storia fosse realmente "ci sono i cattivi > arriva bambino speciale > uccide a caso tutti > fine". Non ci credevo, perché oggettivamente non poteva essere così, ed invece quest'ombra colossale di banale oscenità mi ha ricoperto dopo 1h di visione, dove in fondo era palese che alla fine il succo fosse quello. La fotografia è apprezzabile, ma anche qui non siamo ai livelli di un Joker, dunque non prenderete dei frame e li incornicerete in stanza. Veramente non ho idea di cos'altro scrivere. La protagonista femminile "cattivona" è una gran bella donna, ma non so quanto questo possa valorizzare il tutto. C'è un multiculturalismo non indifferente, in questo film troverete qualsiasi sotto-classificazione antropologica esistente, tanto da risultare stucchevole. Da ridere c'è il fatto che dopo la visione fossi shockato, ed ho discusso con la mia ragazza che invece credeva di aver visto un capolavoro. Lei insisteva sui temi filosofici celati, la chiave di lettura. Io insistevo sul fatto che una "chiave di lettura" debba dare spunti di riflessione a spettatori particolarmente sensibili, non dare un senso ad una storia, che di per sé senso non ne ha. Anche perché non siamo di fronte ad un film riflessivo, artistico, ma di fronte ad un film veramente stile trash anni 90, dove ad un certo punto dopo le 2h, anche il regista si è stufato, e risolve la vicenda con una bella sparatoria tra buoni e cattivi ( la scena forse più trash ed oscena dell'intero film ). Il problema è sempre il solito: le persone giudicano un prodotto ancora prima di averne fruito.… Expand

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theredskyNov 13, 2019

The Stanley Kubrick version of The Shining is awesome. They had so much potential to make a sequel to The Shining and they executed it like this. It was a huge disappointment for me. This movie does have a talented cast but they are put intoThe Stanley Kubrick version of The Shining is awesome. They had so much potential to make a sequel to The Shining and they executed it like this. It was a huge disappointment for me. This movie does have a talented cast but they are put into such a disappointing movie. I thought that Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson did a great job and bring some enjoyment to this film but their characters are incredibly weak. I don’t how it was possible to make an already existing and developed character weak but they did that to Danny Torrance in this movie. His only character trait is that he wants to help people but that’s it. Rebecca Ferguson’s character is pretty weak too. Her only motivation is that she wants to live for a while which is fine but she has no character to back it up. Although, there are sequences with her character that are visually interesting and peaked my interest a little bit. I thought the story was fine I guess. I have never read the Doctor Sleep novel so I can’t say whether it was faithful or not. The 3rd act was dreadful though. All it was was hey do you remember how great The Shining was over and over again. It recreated a bunch of scenes from the original and somehow managed to make them worse. It’s solely relying on if you remember The Shining or not instead of being interesting. There are only two aspects of the 3rd act I appreciated. I thought that the score rendition of The Shining theme was good albeit not as iconic as the original theme and there is a Jack Nicholson look alike that does a pretty good job at looking and sounding like Jack Nicholson. I can’t say that for all of the look alikes though. Instead of finding people who looked like Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd, they just completely recast them and it’s terrible. Doctor Sleep is 2 and a half hours long and it does not deserve that runtime. They should have just cut it down to just about 2 hours. The added time just makes parts of the film flat out boring. There are some other technical aspects that I thought were bad. There is this stupid heartbeat sound effect they use at least 30-40 times throughout the film and it is incredibly annoying and some of the visuals later in the film looked pretty bad. Overall, Doctor Sleep may have some good performances but it's over reliance on being related to The Shining, being much longer than it should, and weak characters make this one of the biggest disappointments of the year for me.… Expand

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Davisb123Aug 12, 2020

I don’t know how to describe how I feel about Doctor Sleep but ill start with the fact that this looked like a showtime movie. Everything from the color correction, the acting, the editing, the laughable CGI, to the set design looked like aI don’t know how to describe how I feel about Doctor Sleep but ill start with the fact that this looked like a showtime movie. Everything from the color correction, the acting, the editing, the laughable CGI, to the set design looked like a cheap television show. The characters were hilariously underwritten and poorly developed. Lets take a look at the main characters of Doctor Sleep. First we have hipster witch **** who was the most cliché and uninspired villain Hollywood has seen in a long while. Her costume design alone was enough to send shivers down my spine. Next we have teenage supergirl who was completely lifeless, poorly acted, and was a constant reminder that this movie was very likely intended for a much younger audience. Then we have a generic alcoholic version of Renton from Trainspotting who really did a great job playing an addict. (Just kidding go watch **** Trainspotting) What really busted my nut was the recurring homages to Kubrick which served as constant reminders of how good The Shining is and how bad this movie is. I laughed out loud when I saw the continued attempts to recreate iconic shots from The Shining as if it would trick the audience into believing the two films were even close to being on the same level. I know it’s most likely not fair to compare this film to one of the greatest horror movies of all time but it’s incredibly difficult not to when you see the repeated attempts to recreate what Kubrick envisioned. How can the audience be expected not to compare these two films when the only moments of genuine cinematic style in Doctor Sleep are blatant recreations of scenes from The Shining. Not one moment of this movie was interesting, thrilling, unique, or necessary.… Expand

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WaricNov 9, 2019

A lot of build up only to fall flat in most places. While the score was great, it felt like it was used to build up some major suspense only to not deliver on it.

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ErificaNov 10, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film fails to live up to the precedence set by The Shining. What scares you about The Shining? For me, it is the idea that one can become murderous and go insane in isolation. Jack Torrence had his demons and The Overlook brought out his darkness. The scenes with the ghosts were intense especially as each member of the family questions their sanity. Are they really seeing something or is it their own mind playing tricks? Then you have the intense and timely music which gives The Shining an ominous intensity. The idea is this could happen to you.

Doctor Sleep fast forward into the future, Danny is all grown up. He’s an alcoholic. He is violent. He leaves a mother in her own vomit with her toddler to die. What’s likeable about him? If you haven’t watched the Shining do you even like this guy? Can you see yourself in him? I can’t. Danny isn’t very likeable. As the story progresses, someone take a chance on him and we see him become a slightly better person. He joins AA and gets a job working in hospice where he helps people pass. That part is interesting. But then you have this whole bizarre group of psychic vampires (I guess?) who are hunting people who shine. We don’t really know who they are or where they come from. But they pose a threat to a psychic child who had befriended Danny. The whole storyline just does nothing for me. It plays out like fan fiction. Or maybe a bad episode of The Vampire Diaries. Maybe that’s your thing but it isn’t mine. I never felt sacred. I didn’t feel empathy for Danny or Abra. I just didn’t care or feel anything. The end was like a Hallmark movie. I know Stephen King didn’t like Kubrick’s version of The Shining but Kubrick made a masterpiece. This is just a flop.… Expand

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CaptainRonJun 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watching this directly after The Shining felt like evidence of a severe collapse and degradation of art and civilization. The acting is good, mostly, by the leads; however it is extremely long, convoluted, absurd, more young adult novel than horror, occasionally laugh out loud funny in its awkwardness but not enough to be entertaining. There are an enormous number of forgettable characters and scenes. The discussions of steam and the villains are poorly executed and goofy, not frightening at all, though they may have been decent world building in the novel, which I did not read. It’s bizarre that the filmmakers did not attempt to make it more ambiguous and cut this goofy exposition, considering this is a sequel to the Shining.

Overall it has TV production values and it’s just a goofy bore, which challenges you to turn it off throughout. People fond if the original who did not read the novel will view it as a cheap made for tv sequel and should avoid.… Expand

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jedbed415Dec 1, 2020

Doctor Sleep piggybacks off of the nostalgia of "The Shining". This movie doesn't need to exist. It doesn't add anything interesting to the story and it's not scary in the least. The acting is underwhelming, as is the script. It's also wayDoctor Sleep piggybacks off of the nostalgia of "The Shining". This movie doesn't need to exist. It doesn't add anything interesting to the story and it's not scary in the least. The acting is underwhelming, as is the script. It's also way too long. All in all this was not a pleasant viewing experience and I would not recommend to anyone.… Expand

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BrogioNov 10, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is a complete mess, from start to finish, continuity errors, missing human reactions, heartbeats when literally nothing is happening, stiff acting, dialogues way too long that don't add anything to the plot, a villain cast completely flat (only 3 and a half out of 10 have any screen time)...aaand what else? Oh yeah right! It butchers kubrick, trying to recreate memorable scenesand falling flat on its face, the Overlook Hotel never felt so tiny. But it's biggest flaw is that it ends up being boring, it strecthes itself way too long and way too thin.… Expand

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FifiENov 12, 2019

Sophomoric acting. Only chooses to assault your senses for the sake of making a ho hum movie.

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M7AMDMar 19, 2023

How is that movie is above 7 ratings!!

It dived away from its original movie The Shining and its unique Hotel experience and they turned it into a superhero movie with such dull characters and a stupid story. The movie was too long and soHow is that movie is above 7 ratings!!

It dived away from its original movie The Shining and its unique Hotel experience and they turned it into a superhero movie with such dull characters and a stupid story. The movie was too long and so damn boring, the only part where i enjoyed it was in the last chapter where it finally felt a bit like The Shining and the flashbacks were good as well.

Don't watch this movie thinking it will be anywhere similar to The Shining or to its story it's far from it.

I don't recommend it, it's 2/10 for me, and the only reason why I'm giving it 1 point is only for the last chapter.… Expand

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lwnewtonNov 14, 2019

I felt like this movie was made for young teens. They just spoon fed you the story and why things were happening. The script was embarrassing. The ghoulish steam hunters were goofy and a direct rip off of Dirk Gently hunters. There wasI felt like this movie was made for young teens. They just spoon fed you the story and why things were happening. The script was embarrassing. The ghoulish steam hunters were goofy and a direct rip off of Dirk Gently hunters. There was absolutely no thinking to be done, just dumb. One of the worst films I've seen in s long time.… Expand

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steveymeMar 10, 2020

There are no words to describe how bad this film is. The plot is a god awful derivative mashup of The Stand and It, with horrible effects, dodgy acting (Rebecca Ferguson is utterly unconvincing and Ewan McGregor sleepwalks through with lineThere are no words to describe how bad this film is. The plot is a god awful derivative mashup of The Stand and It, with horrible effects, dodgy acting (Rebecca Ferguson is utterly unconvincing and Ewan McGregor sleepwalks through with line after line of exposition). Hell, they even threw in a bad Jack Nicholson impersonator. Then, like sprinkling some gold leaf on a dog turd, they had the cheek to intercut bits of the The Shining! Everyone involved should be ashamed.… Expand

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RealityBites617Nov 13, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lord. This movie was so painful to sit through. The story is extremely cheezy. It is basically TRYING to ride the coattails of The Shining. Doctor Sleep was a tour of the Lookout Lodge visited in The Shining. Doctor Sleep was lacklustre and lacked the shine of The Shining.… Expand

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Steven1981Mar 18, 2020

Not seen this movie but I know it's a three hour film that drags, I've seen at least an hour to know it rips off Stanley Kubrick's material from The Shining and makes it look laughable. I've seen enough to know that old lady in the bath isNot seen this movie but I know it's a three hour film that drags, I've seen at least an hour to know it rips off Stanley Kubrick's material from The Shining and makes it look laughable. I've seen enough to know that old lady in the bath is used in Doctor Sleep as a punch and Judy character puppet or some character from the Muppets. I know Rose the Hats eyes glow up and she has smoke coming from her mouth whilst sucking in Ewan McGregor's breath and the laughable scenes I've witnessed plus bad reviews plus the fact it drags and looks dull. Plus the fact she chats some girl up at the beginning of the movie which is creepy and the horrible things involving kids I've heard. An insult to The Shining and poor movie.… Expand

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korhanOct 11, 2020

A huge MEH. It feels like producers were so afraid to fail so they've just randomly added something popular (shining) to sell some tickets. I know it's a book adaptation but same roast goes to Stephen King just to trying to milk something twoA huge MEH. It feels like producers were so afraid to fail so they've just randomly added something popular (shining) to sell some tickets. I know it's a book adaptation but same roast goes to Stephen King just to trying to milk something two decades ago.… Expand

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zacharyhasDec 26, 2019

Utter garbage and a disgrace to a horror masterpiece that was Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Without a doubt the worst film I've seen this year. This was Halmark Channel tier Shining Parody Electric BoogielessBoo.

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corinthiansNov 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow! Never as a movie lived up to my expectations like this one. Mike Flanagan has done a really great job at making sure everyone worked at their full potential to make this movie an obnoxious cornucopia of crap. I left the theather shining with knowledge, the knowledge of how NOT to make a movie. It must have been mesmerizing watching the editing team decide for yet another cross fade transition or heartbeat or TA TA TAAAAA or fake Jack Nicholson. Use the force Dan...… Expand

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bacchus_playsMay 14, 2020

Absurd and over the top sequel to Kubrick's brilliant The Shining. King slams Kubrick's version and then goes and approves some dim witted sequel of nothing but force powers and psychic battles. This a horror movie or some kind of joke? AtAbsurd and over the top sequel to Kubrick's brilliant The Shining. King slams Kubrick's version and then goes and approves some dim witted sequel of nothing but force powers and psychic battles. This a horror movie or some kind of joke? At first I did like Rose the Hat but then she came off as super annoying with cuts to her reaction as the painfully cast Ewen as Danny picks them off one by one. This story is meant for teenagers. King decides to ride on the coat tails of Kubrick's classic. The whole thing sucks and pulls out the nostalgia of the original to make some money.… Expand

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autosag1979Nov 8, 2019

Stephen King needs a rest! Well-intentioned but unsatisfactory (...) [It tries] to live its own life before succumbing to the tempting pull of recognizable terrors. This movie is crap!

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NeowufOct 17, 2021

Terrible movie. Did they got a rejected script for X-Man about a Mary sue girl and old man Dan Xavier beats evil. Very disappointing, predictable and rides on original The shinning movie nostalgia. Not horror at all.

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MeeleepitJan 24, 2020

I love myself some horror movies with gore. But cutting open a child's stomach and torturing him and showing it.

Thats where i draw the line.

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jkatchesNov 8, 2019

If you take the word "Doctor" out of the title and just left "Sleep" it would be far more fitting for how this movie will effect its audiences. This movie is a Disasterpiece. I saw an early screening on Monday and could've/should've walkedIf you take the word "Doctor" out of the title and just left "Sleep" it would be far more fitting for how this movie will effect its audiences. This movie is a Disasterpiece. I saw an early screening on Monday and could've/should've walked out in the first 5 min. There’s a lot I could say about Doctor Sleep without giving away the plot. But the movie is not even worth the effort of a review. It’s that bad. Mike Flanagan attempts to perform a juggling act by writing the screenplay, directing, DP'ing, and editing the entire film...and boy did it show, as he drops the ball mostly in the areas of plot and performances

Plot/Suspense: I’m not a crazy Shining fan, I am a Kubrick fan, I thought Kubrick was one of the most creative directors. And his touch on the Shining is what made it truly one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen. He built his movie through slow dread. Doctor sleep on the other hand only makes the audience dread how long the movie will be. The story is all over the place. Literally, different times and places, making it a pain for the audience to follow. Character: Kubrick's characters and themes are complex, whereas Doctor Sleeps are superficial and fall flat. They lack depth and substance. The antagonists are uninteresting, underdeveloped, with 0 arc, and worst of all not scary in the least. Setting: A scary movies greatest asset is setting. Kubricks setting is confined, secluded, in a haunted hotel, with antagonist and protagonist snowed in together, making for an extremely terrifying experience. In Doctor Sleep setting is tossed out the window. It's an open world, with 0 confinement. And when the movie reaches confined spaces it's too worried about matching the Shining to try and create something that would've surprised the audience. This movie shows that not every Stephen King novel should be adapted. It reminds me A LOT of Dreamcatcher. You could say Doctor Sleep is Dreamcatcher 2.0.… Expand

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fackdactarslapApr 27, 2020

This movie is so bad I had to create a Metacritic account to ask, if you have any respect for Stanley Kubric’s legacy, not to watch it. I repeat YAY KUBRICK NAY DOCTOR SLEEP
Painful

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DubbiewackerMar 18, 2021

Strange how this movie could claim to be based on the first absolute classic! Complete Trash tenfold. Stanley Kubrick would be turning in his grave -literally.

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Davide88Aug 6, 2021

Very boring and disappointing sequel of an iconic movie. Just a waste of time.

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