Review of Doctor Sleep (2019) by Axet — 08 Nov 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 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.
This review of Doctor Sleep (2019) was written by Axet on 08 Nov 2019.
Doctor Sleep has generally received positive reviews.
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