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Still Servant
I enjoyed Before I Wake. I had been waiting for that film for what seems like forever. I believe it first made my anticipated list way back in 2016. I really do like Flanagan as a director.
It's biggest problem was existed in the netherworld between genres. It wasn't horror enough for horror fans, and had too much horror for drama fans. It was well acted and well directed, but I think the lack of imagination really hurt what it could have been. For a kid who's dreams come to life, it was a very underutlized concept, basically consisting of butterflies and The Canker Man (as creepy as he was), and a few memories of their dead son. Part of me feels like there was some good stuff cut from the film which expanded more on what he can dream, but was cut for time or never made it into the final draft.