I watched Doctor Sleep the other day, and it was an interesting sequel to The Shining. Ewan McGregor was the standout, with an excellent performance as a recovering alcoholic, suffering from PTSD resulting from the events at the Overlook Hotel. Rebecca Ferguson carried her own as the sadistic Rose the Hat, but the new actress in the film Kyliegh Curran struggled to keep up with her older cohorts. Her lack of acting ability brought down the film, especially during the third act. The cinematography was decent, with an older-time feel reminiscent of the original. Some great special effects were offset by some suspect ones. The part of the film that worked the most, was in Danny Torrance's (Ewan McGregor) character arc and his moving struggle with addiction. This heartfelt theme saved the movie from being simply another horrible sequel. There were only a few half-hearted scares in the movie, and it was more disturbing than anything else. All in all, I'll give it 6.5 stars out of 10.
Review of Doctor Sleep
