Missing vital elements of the book

Rating: 3/10 (26 April 2017)

This won't be an in-depth review, as my numerical vote sums up what I am about to type quite handily: The reason for the title of the movie is for the most part missing from the film. Aside from the fact that the ending is completely different from that of the novel, and that the author of the novel wasn't given any input into the making of the film, or that the lead actress was basically tormented by the director to give such a mousy performance which goes against the grain of the book as well...the actual Shining, the purpose of the book being written, is hardly included in the movie. Take a look at the mini-series if you want the author's true intentions seen on film, for that is a most superior version. I know people think of this as a horror classic, but for those of us who know the source material, disappointment ensues.