Before I Wake (2018)

Cody has been through a few foster homes and lands with a couple who lost their own son when he was about Cody's age. The thing about Cody is: what he dreams about is manifest while he dreams. For example, if he's dreaming about butterflies then butterflies are gonna be in the house. If he dreams about the dead boy who used to live in his new home, the dead boy's gonna show up.

It's a pretty cool idea that doesn't quite work, but I'm not sure why. The effects are good and the acting is decent, but something just makes this feel too slight -- and, honestly, kind of silly -- to really matter.

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