This movie featured several re-creations of scenes from The Shining(1980). Those scenes felt like cheap knockoffs. In the same way that a similar looking actor dressed as Jack Torrance and looking like Jack Torrance still has nowhere near the impact of actual Jack Torrance.
The main problem with this film is that it succeeds as a spooky ghost tale but not much else. It is not a classic and it diminishes the shine, pun intended, of the original film. This movie is more like King's writing and less like Kubrick's film. Which is why it is just an entertaining spook fest and not a masterpiece.
My opinion on this movie and pretty much most opinions of this movie really comes down to who you like more: King or Kubrick. I prefer Kubrick's work overall. Sure Doctor Sleep follows some of the plot points of Kubrick's film more than the original novel. But it still lacks the subtlety and dread of the masterpiece. Steam eating ghouls that can be killed via western style shootout and car accidents are not what the 1980 film was about. So this was a good movie and you should rent it when it's out, but it's no masterpiece.
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