Peter Sullivan and Stan Lee work in partnership in Sandman - Real Nightmare (The Sandman), horror that premieres on October 14 on SYFY. With production by Stan Lee and script and direction signed by Peter Sullivan, the production is certainly attractive.
Sandman is a legend of European folklore, here in Brazil it is better known as Sandman. Legend has it that he is responsible for bringing sleep and helping those who cannot sleep by putting sand in their eyes. There is something horrifying about someone entering your room at night and it was this essence that led Peter Sullivan to focus on that specific character, he said, exclusive interview.
The plot features Madison (Shae Smolik), an 8 year old girl who has a strange gift, when irritated ends up invoking the monster Sandman and causing deaths wherever he goes. When she accidentally causes her father's death, she ends up moving in with her aunt Claire (Haylie Duff), who quickly discovers that the girl can put everyone around her in danger.
Peter Sullivan delivers an interesting film, where the script invests more in metaphors and teachings, than in terror itself. The production uses interesting and shocking scenes, with blood and violence, but leaves aside the famous jump scares, the real focus is Madison's relationship with her family and her powers.
Madison ends up transforming a simple character from children's legends into something horrible, for possessing some powers, and this is the best part of the feature. With that, Sullivan explores the power of fear in the human being, which even an innocent person can become a true monster. The innocence of an eight-year-old girl helps to reinforce this point, Madison is a slave to her fears and her powers.
The only hope in such a situation is fraternal affection, first from Madison's father and now from Madison's aunt, which serves as another metaphor for the plot, showing that with support and self-control, we can overcome our greatest fears. The great performance of little Shae Smolik and Haylie Duff help to show this argument to the audience, the harmony between the actresses is wonderful and manages to win the sympathy of the viewer.
Sandman - Real Nightmare sends a beautiful message, in a different horror setting. Sullivan manages to get his message across easily, turning the feature into a remarkable production and great entertainment.
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It is not all that, overestimated the film. It is at most 2 stars.