I don't feel that this was a masterpiece.

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2006)

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick. Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers.
In order for a movie to be a classic, I feel that at first viewing it has to reach you and you have to understand it. Many classics often have second viewings, but don't need them. This needs a second viewing. It is a confusing and overly long psychological thriller about a man's descent into insanity when stuck in a cabin with his wife and kid. This is a horror film, though I find it more disturbing than scary. It's a pretty good movie, but it just didn't reach out to me as it did for others.
My rating: ***/****. 141 mins. rated R for full frontal nudity, violence and language.