Nextflix Reviews - Before I Wake

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Mark & Jessie a couple who lost their own child adopt another, Cody, who's had an unfortunate life. He lost his mother and then has been in a string of foster homes with not much success even being abandoned by one couple to fend for himself. He's a sweet kid and the couple soon take to him and he seems to be settling in nicely.

There is something a little odd though, we soon learn that he has an odd fear of sleeping, using stimulants to keep him awake. It seems that his dreams have effects in the real world, he has psychic powers or something that makes his sleeping visions manifest. When he does sleep for the 1st time it's beautiful as he dreams of butterflies much to the wonderment of Mark & Jessie. Later he dreams of Tate, the child they lost which seems like a miracle to them helping to aid them with the healing process perhaps although Mark thinks Jessie is taking advantage of Cody to see her son again causing a little friction between them.

The visions he projects soon start to take on a more sinister turn, as he has dark dreams, where his own personal nightmare, the Canker Man turn ups. Can his new family keep him safe from this terrible apparition, can they themselves survive it?

I thought this was a decent film, with an interesting premise and some nice chills, the acting and effects were good and the explanation tied it up very well at the end. It's only a 15 so don't expect it to trigger too many nightmares itself unless you are squeamish, although just because it's not super gory at all perhaps the concept of it might just makes your own dreams a little uneasy.

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