DREAM SCENARIO (2023) — Sleeper Awakened

3/18/24 - Dream Scenario (2023) - 5/10

Expectations were relatively high, with the funny meets disturbing premise and Nic Cage, but like a non-descript REM sleep vision, Dream Scenario faded from my thoughts and appreciation as soon as I opened my eyes. It has some fun with the characters and the thesis early on but doesn’t really deliver past that.

Honestly, it is a perfectly fine film - decently made and acted solidly, but it doesn’t truly challenge, titillate, be clever, be hilarious or speak to culture as a whole. It was just there, doing little but exuding the promise of interest, just like Cage’s character in all their dreams.