Sequel to the "Shinning" that would have been much better without the references to the original movie.
Danny, now an adult, crosses paths with Abra, a girl with immense "shine", and a group of "vampires" who feed on shine chase Abra, and Danny does what he can to protect her.
This premise in itself is quite interesting, which is why the flashbacks and the last part of the film revisiting the hotel are totally unnecessary and only serve to impress those fans who are so impressionable that anything impresses them - a trick widely used nowadays in cinema: nostalgia, as if the filmmakers knew they couldn't do better and to make it look good they use this technique of mental and emotional manipulation, revisiting "common places" from previous films. Let me warn you: it doesn't work. I also don't understand why Danny had to die at the end when he had all the conditions to live and a few minor holes in the plot detract a bit my enjoyment of the movie. Still watchable, though.
By itself I'm willing to give this movie a 7/10, but as a sequel it's only a 5/10, so the average is 6/10.
Danny, now an adult, crosses paths with Abra, a girl with immense "shine", and a group of "vampires" who feed on shine chase Abra, and Danny does what he can to protect her.
This premise in itself is quite interesting, which is why the flashbacks and the last part of the film revisiting the hotel are totally unnecessary and only serve to impress those fans who are so impressionable that anything impresses them - a trick widely used nowadays in cinema: nostalgia, as if the filmmakers knew they couldn't do better and to make it look good they use this technique of mental and emotional manipulation, revisiting "common places" from previous films. Let me warn you: it doesn't work. I also don't understand why Danny had to die at the end when he had all the conditions to live and a few minor holes in the plot detract a bit my enjoyment of the movie. Still watchable, though.
By itself I'm willing to give this movie a 7/10, but as a sequel it's only a 5/10, so the average is 6/10.