Blazy or Lazy: ‘In Your Dreams’ Trailer

BREAKDOWN

Story Hook: Unlike the Chordettes before her, when Stevie asks the Sandman to bring her a dream, it’s because Mom has abruptly left—and she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her family together. She travels to the land of dreams and nightmares to enlist the help of the mythological Sandman.

Visual Impact: With landscapes as epic as the surreal wonders of the subconscious, In Your Dreams looks like a *neurolotic playground—packed with the monumental scale and miniature weirdness of the human mind.

Performance Promises: Craig Robinson as Baloney Tony? Enough said.

Pertinents: Kuku-crafted. 10 years in the dream tank. Alex Woo and the KuKu Studios team bring us this 1-hour, 31-min animated epic featuring voice talent from Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti and Craig Robinson.

Verdict: The trailer zips between goofy, heartfelt and totally unhinged—and that might be the perfect recipe for a family adventure about emotional healing. With rich visuals, offbeat humor and real stakes tucked between dreamland absurdity, In Your Dreams looks like a future comfort flick for sensitive kids, chaos gremlins and parents who cry a little harder than they expected. If it sticks the landing, Netflix may have a sleeper (eh-hem) hit on its hands.

*neurolotic (adj.): the fantastical, brain-swirled, messy, magical, chaotic collage from which the mind makes dreams.