Dream Scenario (2023)

Fantastic premise: average middle-aged man starts appearing in recurring dreams for a good chunk of the population -- even for people who've never met him. He becomes an instant celebrity and hopes to parlay his newfound fame into a publishing deal. When the dreams become nightmares, his life is thrown into complete turmoil.

But instead of being a fun fantasy, the story just drags. I think the biggest issue is that Cage's character is supremely unlikable. He's clearly never been popular with colleagues or the college students he teaches and is described as "unmemorable" early on. Just like the dreamers, I was eager to get this guy out of my head way before I was done seeing him.

C+