The long-awaited sequel to The Shining is finally here, two years ago. I just now decided to give it a watch.
This really didn't feel like a Shining 2. It went in a totally different direction than the first movie, which I liked. This movie digs deep and expands on the actual "Shining" and follows middle-age Dan in a 2.5 hour adventure to save a girl's shine. This felt like a superhero movie with horror elements. I don't have much to say about this movie other than I liked it. There are some small things I'd like to talk about, though. The villain group was pretty well-done. I thought the struggle between Abra and Rose was cool. The fights show vulnerability in Rose and raise the stakes by giving a glimpse into the power that Abra wields. I liked how Flanagan kept us in the dark on what Dan and Abra were planning at several points throughout the movies. The forest scene was really good the whole way through. The deaths of the members of the True Knot were also really cool looking. The recreations of the original scenes from The Shining were surprisingly good. It seems that the only type of transition they could afford for this movie was a fade, because that was the only thing used. I think it was intended to show the passage of time between scenes, which is nice, but not needed. There were even some scenes that used the fade during the scene when changing camera angles. It got pretty annoying. I haven't read the Stephen king novel this movie was adapted from, so I can't judge Doctor Sleep by its accuracy. I can say that Doctor Sleep is a very entertaining movie and is definitely worth a watch. 8.5/10
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