Doctor Sleep is the sequel to The Shining. I’ve not read The Shining or Doctor Sleep but I went into the film slightly hesitant because I really like The Shining and felt that this film could only disappoint. There are problems with this film. Firstly it takes too long to get to the Overlook Hotel. It’s clear that this is where the film will end up and yet it takes its time to arrive. The first 10-15 minutes do plod along and it doesn’t seem to know how it wants to start but once it does then its fine. However my biggest issue with this film is that they go to the trouble of referencing The Shining even though Stephen King doesn’t like it yet they recast Jack, Dan & Shelley instead of animating them from The Shining and dropping them into the film. Technology allows actors to be de-aged and yet they somehow recast which did slightly ruin it for me. Also there were characters that were bought in yet didn’t really service the plot. I though Snakebite Andi’s role could easily have bee...
Reviewing films seen since 2016