Probably the best epic horror ever made - and probably Kubrick's best

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 2005)

Stanley Kubrick had without doubt become one of the most original and best directors in Hollywood by the time he made THE SHINING. The terrifying movie about Jack Nicholson going insane at Overlook Hotel will always remain one of film history's biggest and most exciting classics.
Jack Torrance gets the job as a housekeeper at Overlook Hotel and will be staying there to take care of it at winter time with his wife and son. Their son Danny having a unique ability called Shining that's a sort of telepathic thing in his head, starts experiencing odd and scary things at the hotel... and that's just the start of the terror of their husband and father, Jack going insane...
The intense terror of Jack Nicholson in this movie goes beyond limits as he is possessed to kill his family with a ax. Shelley Duvall starring as his terrified wife acts brilliantly and the movie is from the start to the end one big, evil terror against the audience. The ugly things of it all, giving creeps down your spine as Jack goes just mad and mad. THE SHINING is the ultimate masterpiece horror film, the directing of Kubrick is amazing and the use of music is exciting and creepy, and the horror effects being used is genially in use of not too many jump-out-of-chair experiences, but more true evilness.
Jack Nicholson does one of his best performances ever, this and his starring in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST both stands as his most amazing and great. THE SHINING is probably the best horror movie ever made, much because of it's originality, it's terror and brilliance threw it all.