Review of Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep has been my most favourite book of the last few years. So I was very excited to see the big screen version. Just like It part 1, this movie has captured the look of the Stephen King world beautifully. Casting has been good, Ewan McGregor as the understated tortured soul, Ferguson suitably enigmatic, looking both beautiful and dangerous. Though i enjoyed the movie, I did not quite get the same thrills as I experienced from the book. I have slight issues with the following - 1. Adult Ewan McGregor's character development was a little rushed - the book I felt did this very nicely. 2. The baddies looked suitably bad, but never really looked supernaturally bad. They sort of looked like ordinary villains, I sensed no aura of danger from them. 3. While I understand why the director felt compelled to follow some scenes from Cubrick, I think he could have explored new angles and approaches in the final part of the movie. 4. The music felt a little put upon in places. That's my moaning complete :). Overall a solid 7/10. It is nice to see that King books are attracting good directors and actors and are being made into decent movies at last.