The Shining

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2017)

Great movie. Definitely worth it's cult status. The scares were really good. Recent horror movies don't build up the suspense half as much as The Shining resulting in cheap scares. Acting could not have been better. The camera movements just show the genius of Kubrick.
I do feel that some things could have been improved. Jack Nicholson's descent into madness should be gradual. Quite early in the film, reaction to his wife and child's games suggested that he was mad from the beginning, instead of due to living alone in the house. Also, the black guy's entire role was to give credibility to the son's abilities and provide them a means of escape. He could have been used better. The scene towards the end where the freezer door unlocked, should have been a pivotal point proving the existence of supernatural elements in the house instead of simply the deranged imaginations of father and son. However, it did not feel that way.
The movie has 146 mins of run time, but it never felt that long.