A Perfect Experience

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2019)

Since I first saw this movie in high school it's constantly been among my favorite horror films of all time. Even before I sat down to rewatch this film (for the umpteenth time) I knew that I'd give this movie five stars. It's chilling, disturbing, disquieting, and altogether unsettling from start to finish- and by the time the climax comes, you're nerves are begging you for a break. This is a film that even thirty-five years after it's release, still has a way of making me hold my breath in certain scenes. Nicholson is absolutely terrifying, and the way that Kubrick has created the world of the Overlook Hotel makes the place a labyrinth of horrors where surprises wait around every corner.