Doctor Sleep: Shining bright after almost 40 years

A good sequel should expand on the story of the original without repeating the story of the original. It should also be able to survive on its own. Doctor Sleep does just that. In this sequel to The Shining film, the audience really gets to see more about the shining, how the powers work, and other characters with this power. Ewan McGregor is great as an adult Danny Torrence and Rebecca Ferguson is fun and creepy as Rose the Hat.

Writer and director Mike Flanagan was a great choice for this movie because of his work on the Netflix show, The Haunting of Hill House, and the movie Hush. He knows how to film horror and create a scary atmosphere. The movies almost 3 hour runtime left me still wanting more and I was never bored or looking at my phone for the time. If the audience doesn’t feel the movies runtime than the writer/director is doing something right.

SPOILERS!! This movie does recreate some scenes from the Shining and they are recreated beautifully. The movies final act is at the Overlook Hotel and it’s like the audience never left 39 years ago. From the hallway, to the dead hotel guests, to the blood river, and room 237, the filmmakers took extra care to recreate everything. I definitely want more from this world. 🍔🍔🍔🍔