Review of Doctor Sleep (2019) by Masonication — 03 Feb 2020
I am not a fan of The Shining. Albeit I've only seen it once. But having no adoration for the original lore I was not looking forward to watching a movie loosely tied and about the life of Danny all grown up. Then I saw it was over 3 hours long... I was a little concerned.
Then there it was... the thing that changed my indifference to intense intrigue.
Written and directed by Mike Flanagan (of The Haunting of Hill House).
What followed was a fantastic, GORGEOUS movie that felt every bit as exciting and atmospheric as The Haunting of Hill House, what I think to be the greatest works of horror page-to-screen adaptation ever. The visuals of this movie are stellar, all the lead performances are excellent and the callbacks to a film I didn't even like only made me more excited and appreciative of that original work. It made me want to go back and revisit it. Mike Flanagan is the best name in horror and this movie is another thing that proves it.
This review of Doctor Sleep (2019) was written by Masonication on 03 Feb 2020.
Doctor Sleep has generally received positive reviews.
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