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Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2010)

I feel bad for giving this classic only 80%, but like I said in other reviews, since no one can create atmosphere like Kubrick did, I was expecting this movie to be scary, but as a movie, it is brilliantly shot and extremely well made.
A man, his son and wife become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel where Danny (Lloyd), the son, sees disturbing visions of the hotel's past using a telepathic gift known as "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance (Nicholson), is underway in a writing project when he slowly slips into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotels ghost's. After being convinced by a waiter's ghost to "correct" the family, Jack goes completely insane. The only thing that can save Danny and his mother (Duvall) is "The Shining".
Kubrick's camera angles are extraordinary (Note the scenes where Danny is riding his little bike), and yes, the atmosphere is also great, I just didn't find it scary, I watched this movie at night, alone in a dark room, and than tried to sleep, the problem is that I did sleep.
Nicholsons performance is perfect, his crazy faces are awesome, and he looks insane without being crazy, what is a hard thing to do. Shelley Duvall's performance is annoying, just like Danny Lloyd's one, that woman's voice, is probably what is really going to give me nightmares, and Lloyd look like he's never going to finish his line, it looks forced, and boring to see. In the end, Torrance's wife and son are so annoying, that I don't blame him for trying to kill them, I wanted to just punch that kid so he could talk like a man.
Verdict: You'll probably be scared with this movie. It's a classic, it is great, it is Kubrick, it is Nicholson. Watch this!