An Excellent Kubrick Film

Rating: 9/10 (19 October 2019)

I have never seen The Shining in my life up until recently, and I really liked it. It's definitely one of those films I wish I watched a long time ago, as I was missing out on a really well made film.
The Shining tells the story of Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) who settles in at an isolated hotel with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd) who has the ability to see the dead. Danny's visions become more and more gruesome and Jack slowly turns into a maniac as he finds the hotel's dark secrets. Jack then goes on to terrorize his family and they must do everything they can to survive and escape the hotel.
The Shining was a very good film. I felt it had a really well developed story and for 2 and a half hours, it ran in a very smooth pace.
The acting from everyone was excellent. Jack Nicholson did a top notch job and I would say this is my 2nd favorite film of his (first being Batman).
This is also my 2nd favorite Kubrick film. I've only seen this and Full Metal Jacket, which is my favorite so far. Kubrick did a very nice job directing this and made it very spooky and creepy.
Overall, I am glad I finally got around to watching The Shining. It was a very good horror film.