It's as though someone watched AI and thought the catastrophe of a Kubrick/Spielberg mashup was a successful and workable concept - and then, somehow, made it work.
The kid: likable and relatable, especially considering the trauma The Dream Momoa: Inventive, delightfully gross and fun, with heart and heartbreak Uncle: so believably awkward and pulls at the heartstrings at his attempts to relate Dreamland: some uninventive cliches but DreamCop channeled some serious Pam Grier action and was sensitive and stern Story was a journey worth taking.
Exploring the world of dreams and making it something the waking world can relate to is always a challenge, but the character development from the main to the tertiary is subtly and expertly done that anyone can find themselves represented in the story. The quest to reconcile Flip, the metaphor to connect the two in life and in dream regardless of whatever "reality" imposes, is beautifully done.
The kid: likable and relatable, especially considering the trauma The Dream Momoa: Inventive, delightfully gross and fun, with heart and heartbreak Uncle: so believably awkward and pulls at the heartstrings at his attempts to relate Dreamland: some uninventive cliches but DreamCop channeled some serious Pam Grier action and was sensitive and stern Story was a journey worth taking.
Exploring the world of dreams and making it something the waking world can relate to is always a challenge, but the character development from the main to the tertiary is subtly and expertly done that anyone can find themselves represented in the story. The quest to reconcile Flip, the metaphor to connect the two in life and in dream regardless of whatever "reality" imposes, is beautifully done.