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#19 will forever be etched into my head. That scene left me shaking with tears pouring down my face.. Poor baseball boy...
another film well delivered and great ending! go and watch this everyone
"Doctor Sleep" is an excellent adaptation of Stephen King's novel that manages to stay true to Kubrick's "The Shining" and King's latest novel. The tension is fantastic and the story plays out wonderfully showing us the trauma of Danny's post Outlook Hotel life while introducing a new character whose life will be invariably intertwined with Danny's
Do yourself a favor and watch it! I loved it, it was insanely intense from beginning to end!!
Just need to see it! That’s all I can say!
long drawn out..not even scarey
it took too long to get started
Whew! Doctor Sleep was a helluva film! Mike Flanagan's direction was perfection. It was smart and creepy and sad. I saw it on Friday and I'm still buzzed about it. The scene with the "Baseball Boy" was insane! Ewan McGregor was a good Danny Torrance. He played him equal parts broken and redemptive. Rebecca Ferguson was downright chilling as Rose the Hat. The standout is Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone. She was great! This was a really good sequel to a great film.
A little bummed Jack Nicholson wasn’t playing jack
Very well done with some interesting elements shiwn, but never explored
Awesome and creepy
Solid movie, but not my fave
Great sequel with a great cast. Only wished they cgi or got better actors to play the mom and dad again.
I loved it from beginning to end; the story line kept me on the edge the entire time xD
A very interesting and well thought out movie. Another one made by the best. Steven.
solid sequel. bringing it back to the OG was a great job.
Not a good movie at all. Parts of it were ok, but it was mostly just a jumbled up cheese fest.
Perfect sequel to the Shining! Loved it! 😀
Worthy sequel to one of the best movies of all time!
really good!!! I recommend it but watch the first one ( The Shining)
Great movie, had me glued to the screen
Good movie, better without the gruesome violence to children.
great movie
Little slow and long
Best movie ever man
definitely a good movie. keeps you interested. I recommend to watch the first movie (the shinning) to understand for the most part of the movie. but all in all a very good underrated movie
not a horror movie, more like telling a story
the shinning All time favorite movie..continuation
Dr Sleep was kind of like science fiction, as much as horror. Kids with special powers, like Akira or Looper. But it spent more time trying to be horror, so the sci-fi stuff wasn’t as developed as it could have been. Pretty entertaining and interesting plot, but nothing like The Shining film.
Terrific cast with top-notch acting. Actor Kyliegh Curran was very talented and hold her own with the older actors.
This movie does a wonderful job of incorporating the first movie. In which I'm sure most people haven't seen. But it does a good job of setting the premise of this film without being obligated to the first. It actually is more explicit in it's theme and presentation than the first. Nevertheless, if this was your first encounter with the story, then it can be enjoyed on those merits alone. You don't have to seen the first movie to enjoy or understand it. It stands on it's own. But makes you wanna go back to the 1st out of intrigue. Definitely more Blu ray worthy than the first movie.
Good movie, scary
This was a VERY GOOD WELL THOUGHT OUT MOVIE!! Only thing that i didn’t like was the look a like Jack Nicholson ugh but overall a great movie!!!! Check it out! Don’t have any preconceived notions about this movie...just enjoy it!! 👍🏾👍🏾
Amazing! Best sequel ever! Just simply amazing! This is the best movie I believe I have seen all year.
Really good just takes feels so long cause of the backstory
Great movie!!! you don't have to know the shinning to like this movie! very intense!
Best king movie by far!
Dont go see it without watching the shining 1st or you'll be lost!!! For a sequel 39 years later it was pretty good
Awesome sequel! Love it!
Best movie I’ve seen in a long time.
Despite pacing - sometimes it was too slow and other times it was too fast - a good central story with compelling characters and wonderful visuals. Not as unsettling as the first, but still a good story to immerse yourself into.
WATCH THIS MOVIE OR ELSE
Great mix of prior material with a new twist to the story.
If you read the book you’ll be disappointed in the movie.
Great follow up to The Shining!
This movie was super awesome!
This movie kept me on the edge of my seat!
Nastolgic
Good movie but couldn't handle a couple scenes that I can personally relate to. #bringmeganhome
Metacritic
Not surprisingly, Doctor Sleep splits the difference, dutifully attempting to honor both King’s writing and Kubrick’s film simultaneously. The movie actually manages to pull it off for a time, until in the last act revisited concepts start to play more like ill-advised retreads.
Doctor Sleep is more straightforward and narratively clean than The Shining. Although too long by at least 20 minutes, it is more accessible and doesn’t overly penalize those who haven’t seen (or don’t remember) the original movie.
A soul-killing sequel that gets its kicks torturing and murdering children and offers little hope or redemption. King has long wanted to commit “Redrum” on the reputation of Kubrick’s film, which he openly despises. Nearly 40 years later, this adaptation of King’s 2013 book “Doctor Sleep” doesn’t so much tarnish Kubrick as embarrass itself.