Doctor Sleep [4K UHD]

Finally, it Shines
It’s tempting to stop oneself from comparing Doctor Sleep to the Shining, particularly given the legacy that the latter has enjoyed in recent decades, that it might be an unfair one given how much Kubrick’s film has been built up over the course of countless reviews and examinations. And it’s true, it’s not a fair comparison.Doctor Sleep surpasses the Shining in every capacity.This movie FEELS like King. It has the spirit, the wonder of the unknown and the terror that can sometimes bring that permeates King’s work. This isn’t some cold, analytical self-gratification of cinematography with the husk of King’s work papered over it for the sake of calculated plot points, it’s a living, sentient story of people and their experiences. Experiences that transcend the natural world and delve into the world of King’s supernatural.And it’s King’s world that Doctor Sleep pulls you headlong into, and walks you through hand in hand with its extraordinary characters. Characters which are built up as people, and then explored as something much more. We’re taken into their minds, their fears, their connections with each other, and their individual growths and/or deconstructions, where the world and unworld is explored via their abilities and never is the viewer let down or led astray, or otherwise disrespected.This is a masterful film. It’s masterful in a way that you may not appreciate until it’s been a week since the viewing and you realized how much it has stuck with you. Everywhere you look, plot, story, direction, acting—the movie balances everything brilliantly and with a deftness that few can comprehend much less produce. Mike Flanagan is running on all boilers here, as are the actors who pull off their roles almost flawlessly, including the wonderful Kyliegh Curran, who pulled off a challenging role that I’m not so sure other child actors could have mustered. She isn’t just competent, she’s a presence, both calm and forceful, and vulnerable when necessary without betraying the power of her character.Again, masterful.If a great horror movie is the fear of going to the bathroom or stepping into an unlit room late at night, Doctor Sleep is the power of consuming that terror whole and raw, and then moving to the spaces beyond it, where the connections between us bind and enlighten, and the darkness is just a necessary part of the process of illumination.Doctor Sleep currently has 78% on RT. This is preposterous. It’s offensive to the medium, and to the very idea of critical analysis of the arts as an intellectual pursuit. Doctor Sleep isn’t just one of the best horror movies ever made, it’s significantly more than a horror movie. It’s far more deserving of the lofty pedestal so many have placed it’s predecessor upon, and I fear it will be decades more before it is appreciated and enjoyed like it should be. Not because I want the film to be venerated, but because it’s wonderful and a lot of people would benefit from experiencing it, as would the medium itself.5 stars, and not one hydrogen or helium atom less.

GOOD
Not shure the director’s cut is any better, but it does have sone nice extra stuff.STORY: a mystery about people with many different but similar powers & the MC calls it the shine, he is the little boy from The Shining grown up & he runs into others like him; some good, some bad & other things that have something to do with the shine power.PACE: constant with some action, but it’s mainly a slow burn mystery, answering & MAKING questions, about this shine power & who or WHAT has it ???ACTING / STORY: well done & you feel for the good or bad guys alike it, leaves you wanting more movies, with more answers about this shine power & WHATEVER has it.SCARE / SUSPENSE: A BIT scary, OK amount of suspense sprinkled in here / there & a NICE amount of creepy / weirdness.

Amazingly overlooked film that brings Kubrick’s Shining to a more-than-satisfying conclusion
This is an amazingly good film. Personally, I found it superior, and certainly more substantive, than Kubrick’s classic – even if by the film’s rousing finale the emotional heaviness of the role was starting to weigh visibly on the range of the young lead. (Don’t get me wrong – she was solid and impressive for most of the film, certainly one of the best performances by a young actor I’ve seen in a while.) Fans of the Kubrick original will find this a more-than-satisfying bookend to the 1980 classic – the film would’ve been perfectly enjoyable as a standalone modern-day vampire hunter story, although familiarity with the original film would have much enriched the appreciation.The Director’s Cut is about 30 minutes longer but I think the extra footage is worth it. You won’t miss any crucial plot points with the truncated version, but the extra material fills ou the characterization nicely.

Goed

Excellent film ! Une suite très bien vue de “Shining” . Le défi de faire une suite au célèbre fil de Kubrick était bien évidement très difficile à relever, mais là, c’est fait ! Le réalisateur se doutait bien qu’il n’avait pas droit à l’erreur . L’Hôtel a été “entièrement” reconstitué , une vraie prouesse .Par ailleurs, tourné en 4k, cela donne forcément une profondeur au film fort appréciable pour ce film qui comporte beaucoup de scènes de nuit .Un Must pour les afficionados .