Overview
- Kuku Studios’ feature debut from director Alex Woo, co-written and co-directed by Erik Benson, began a qualifying theatrical run on Nov. 7 with a Netflix premiere set for Nov. 14.
- The film follows siblings Stevie and Elliot, who use an enchanted Sandman book to share dream worlds in hopes of mending their family.
- Critics cite imaginative set pieces like Breakfast Town, a flying bed sequence and a rapid-fire nightmare montage, with some calling the overall CG aesthetic generic.
- The voice cast, including Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu and Cristin Milioti, earns notice for warmth and comic timing.
- Coverage notes a PG rating and an approximately 1 hour 26 minute runtime, with reactions ranging from enthusiastic praise for heart and humor to complaints about tonal unevenness and familiarity.