Doctor Sleep Review

We saw an early screening of Doctor Sleep, and I was treated to what I believe to be the best horror blockbuster of the year. This is the movie that Brightburn told us it would be. A compelling superhero story with a horror twist. On top of all that high praise, I truly believe that this is a worthy spiritual successor to The Shining, which is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. Doctor Sleep is impressive, serious, and fun.

Doctor Sleep can be found in theaters tomorrow evening and this weekend, and I
highly suggest you see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2msJTFvhkU4

Doctor Sleep Synopsis

Doctor Sleep isn’t so much a sequel to The Shining as it is a continuation of the story of Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor then Danny Lloyd), from The Shining. It loops in lots of other interesting characters who also shine and does a better job of defining what “the shining” is than Kubrick’s film did.

Doctor Sleep drawing before and after Danny — Danny boy by Dustin Goebel whose Instagram you should follow @Dgoebel00

It follows Danny through
some of his childhood immediately following the death of his deranged father,
Jack, and it picks up the timeline in 2011 and again in 2019.

This movie uses a
parallel plot structure to introduce us to the important players in the story,
which weaves together into one cohesive tale that had me fully bought in.

Danny grows up, beats
his demons, and settles down into a job where he excels, and then his life gets
flipped – turned upside down by a little girl who shines. He eventually takes
her under his wing the same way Hallorann took Danny under his.