Why take forever to say what can be said quickly?
Film critic Jason Evans gives you everything you need to know about movies in
exactly 100 words. Here is his 100 Word Review of Dr. Sleep.
The Premise: This sequel to Stephen King’s masterpiece, The Shining, largely
takes place 40 years after the events of Stanley Kubrick’s classic film.
Psychically powered Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has grown up a broken man,
still haunted by what he saw in the Overlook hotel. But, he cleans himself up
and soon finds he has a connection to another little girl with strong psychic
abilities, Abra (Kyliegh Curran). Meanwhile, a small cult led by Rose the Hat
(Rebecca Ferguson) is searching for children with “the shine” who they kill in
an effort to unlock the secret to eternal life… and they have their eyes on
Abra.
The 100 Words: There are some wonderful ideas and inspired performances in this
film that is more thriller than horror. I loved the callbacks to the original
Shining at the start and the final third is an outstanding edge-of-your-seat
treat. But I would be remiss if I did not say the 2 ½ hour running time was too
long. The film really struggles with pacing in the middle third and could have
used a tighter edit. But, it took real courage to revisit something as perfect
as The Shining and fans will enjoy dipping their toes back into this creepy and
captivating universe.
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